(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government: Prohibition of Evening Eating in Restaurants and Other Measures Extends for 7 Days
China News Service, Hong Kong, August 3rd. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 3rd that it would extend existing social distancing measures, including banning dine-in at night markets in the catering industry, closing listed premises, and requiring anyone to enter or be in any public Masks must always be worn in places for a period of 7 days to August 11.
The picture shows the current regulations that restaurants are not allowed to eat in during the "Late Six Dynasties and Five". Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Wei
The SAR Government announced that it will gazette the instructions and specifications under Chapters 599F, 599G and Chapter 599I of the "Prevention and Control of Disease Regulations" to continue the existing social distancing measures. The above instructions and specifications will be effective from 0:00 on August 5th for a period of 7 days until August 11th.
Specific measures include: catering establishments must stop serving dine-in food from 6 pm to 4:59 am the next day. The number of customers in the catering premises shall not exceed half of the usual number of seats in the premises at any time, no more than 2 people shall sit at the same table, and there shall be a distance of at least 1.5 meters between the tables, or partitions shall be provided for effective separation, etc. ; Continue to close the listed premises such as bathrooms, fitness centers, playgrounds, etc.; require anyone to wear a mask at all times when entering or in any public place.
A spokesperson for the SAR government stated that in view of the continuing severity of the epidemic, the SAR government believes that it is necessary to continue relevant social distancing measures. The spokesman also said that there have been a large number of local cases with unknown origins recently, indicating that the community has a continuous chain of invisible transmission. The latest public health risk assessment shows that since the outbreak in Hong Kong, the current risk of a large-scale outbreak in the community is the highest.
The spokesman strongly urged the public to continue to stay at home as much as possible, reduce unnecessary outings, reduce dining out, and avoid unnecessary social activities, including private gatherings. Fight the epidemic with one heart, don't let go, so as to reduce community transmission and even cut off the chain of community transmission. The spokesman emphasized that maintaining personal and environmental hygiene at all times is the key to preventing personal infection, preventing the spread of the virus in the community, and alleviating the current heavy burden on the medical system. (Finish)