Flights set for HK people in Nepal

May 31, 2020

The Government announced today that two special flights will be arranged to bring Hong Kong residents stranded in Nepal back to Hong Kong.

 

The special flights, carrying about 330 passengers, are tentatively scheduled to depart Kathmandu on June 1.

 

Upon arrival in Hong Kong, the returnees will proceed to the Department of Health's Temporary Specimen Collection Centre at AsiaWorld-Expo for compulsory COVID-19 testing.

 

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

 

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Nepal has imposed strict restrictions on all land and air traffic since late March, preventing Hong Kong residents from arranging flights to leave Nepal on their own.

 

As at May 30, the Immigration Department received assistance requests from about 1,300 Hong Kong residents stranded in Nepal.

 

Most of them are currently located in Bagmati and Gandaki provinces in the central part of Nepal.

 

The Government said it will continue to liaise with the Consulate-General of Nepal in Hong Kong and airlines to arrange other special flights to help stranded Hong Kong residents return home in batches.

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