(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government: Existing Social Distance Measures Extend by 7 Days
China News Service, Hong Kong, September 23. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 23rd that it will extend the social distancing measures for restaurants and listed premises, prohibit group gatherings, and wear masks under the "Prevention and Control of Disease Regulations" from zero on the 25th of this month. It will take effect from Hour and Zero and will last for 7 days until October 1st.
The SAR government stated that it will gazette the instructions and specifications under the relevant regulations to generally maintain the current social distancing measures.
However, some measures have been slightly adjusted, including the opening arrangements for billiard halls, public bowling alleys and shower facilities.
The billiard tables and lanes of billiard halls and public bowling alleys shall have sufficient distance or effective separation; each person shall have sufficient distance or effective separation during bathing.
Other restrictions that apply to catering business premises and listed premises will continue to be maintained.
In addition, starting from October 1, some public entertainment venues can resume performances with live audiences in accordance with the latest regulations and restrictions and taking adequate epidemic prevention measures.
A spokesperson for the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government said that taking into account the experience of responding to the third wave of the epidemic and the actual local conditions, although the authorities hope to restore a certain degree of social and economic activities to the community, they must continue to reduce the risk of the spread of the virus in the community. To avoid a rebound of the epidemic, the SAR government will not be able to greatly relax social distancing measures to the degree of easing earlier in June.
The spokesman emphasized that the current situation in Hong Kong has not yet fully stabilized, and there is still an invisible chain of transmission in the community.
The SAR government urges citizens to continue to maintain awareness of epidemic prevention while resuming social and economic activities, especially during the long holidays of National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival, not to relax in maintaining personal and environmental hygiene, and to avoid another outbreak of the epidemic in the community. The public’s efforts over the past two months have been put to waste.
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