A chartered flight taking 249 Hong Kong residents stranded in India back home departed from New Delhi at around 11pm last night.

The flight arrived at the Hong Kong International Airport this morning.

Seven children under two years old were included in the list of passengers.

Upon arrival, the returnees proceeded to the Department of Health's Temporary Specimen Collection Centre at AsiaWorld-Expo by coaches for compulsory COVID-19 testing.

After their deep throat saliva samples are collected, they will be transferred by coaches to the quarantine centre at Chun Yeung Estate for a 14-day compulsory quarantine period.

The cost of the chartered flight was borne by the users.

As the overall cost was lower than expected due to more people taking the flight than originally planned, the cost to be paid by each passenger is around $3,800.