The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government held a press conference on Thursday (January 5) to announce the arrangements and details of the first stage of customs clearance of the first phase of Lu and Hong Kong this Sunday (January 8).Lu Chongmao, director of the Hong Kong Medical and Health Bureau, said at the meeting that the Hong Kong government suggested that people enter Hong Kong in Hong Kong daily test in the first five days of arriving in Hong Kong.
According to Hong Kong media reports such as Radio Hong Kong, Lu Chongmao said that all cross -border people need to hold nucleic acid detection negative results obtained within 48 hours before departure.85 community testing centers and testing stations in Hong Kong provide self -funded nucleic acid testing services. The upper limit of the charging is HK $ 150 (about S $ 26).
Lu Chongmao said that Hong Kong officials have improved the detection service since mid -2022. Except for the group that requires regular nucleic acid testing, it is expected that it can cope with the early period of more than 100,000 to self -funded testing per day to more than 100,000 self -funded testing.quantity.Cross -border people can also perform nucleic acid testing at private hospitals or private laboratories.
He also said that cross -border people do not have to do nucleic acid testing or quarantine in the local area after entering the country, and mainland passengers entering Hong Kong will provide health measures and suggestions, including from the day of entry to the fifth day of the country.Do fast antigen test daily.
Lu Chongmao said that if the mainland passengers have been positive during the period of Hong Kong, they will apply to the Center for Health Protection through the online platform, and they can seek medical treatment during the period.Non -Hong Kong people can pay the full fees to private doctors at their own expense or public hospitals to obtain crown disease drugs.
Huang Zhiguang, the director of information science and technology of the government information of Hong Kong, said that the online appointment system with the mainland customs clearance was launched on Thursday (January 5) at 6 pm.A week's appointment period; from January 15th, a new week's appointment time will be added at 9 am on Sunday.
Huang Zhiguang said that Hong Kong citizens can log in to the system via the Hong Kong Government's one -stop website, and the system is open 24 hours a day. Each applicant will make a reservation at most three peers.
Lin Shixiong, director of the Hong Kong Transportation and Logistics Bureau, said that the public transportation businessmen have coordinated to ensure that there is enough public transportation services to carry citizens' ports.As for the high -speed rail, Lin Shixiong said that it will not resume operation on January 15.
Lin Shixiong explained that the Hong Kong section of the high -speed rail has been suspended for nearly three years. It takes time to prepare for exercises and trial transportation. Among them, the captain and staff must re -familiarize the procedures and the road conditions to Guangzhou.Officials need to find the vacancies for trial operation. After the time required, it is expected that it will not be resumed on January 15th.
He said that in addition to the service from West Kowloon Station to Futian, Shenzhen North, and Guangzhou South, high -speed rail services from West Kowloon to Guangzhou East will also be opened on the same day.
