Evacuees From Pakistan Arrive In Hong Kong
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("
"); });
2020-04-30 HKT 19:34
Share this story
A charter flight bringing back 319 Hong Kong residents from Pakistan landed at Chek Lap Kok airport on Thursday evening.
Most of them were staying in the capital, Islamabad, and the surrounding areas, and some had special needs. The cost of the flight is around HK$6,000 for each passenger.
The evacuees would be taken to the AsiaWorld-Expo convention centre for coronavirus testing before undergoing a 14-day compulsory quarantine at Chung Yeung Estate in Fo Tan.
On Wednesday, the government said it had contacted around 1,600 Hong Kong residents stranded in Pakistan after the country banned all international flights last month to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Officials were still working on a separate charter flight to bring Hongkongers stuck in India back home.
______________________________
Last updated: 2020-04-30 HKT 20:48
HKMA Pushes Project Ensemble, Banks To Adopt Tokenised Deposits
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) will advance Project Ensemble and encourage commercial banks in the city to int... Read more
Singapore And Hong Kong Regulators Deepen Cooperation On Bank Oversight
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have signed a Memorandum of Under... Read more
XTransfer, SPD Bank Shanghai Partner To Boost Cross-Border Trade For SMEs
XTransfer has entered into a strategic partnership with SPD Bank’s Shanghai Branch, announced at the “XTransfer Tra... Read more
PayPay To Be Accepted At Over 2 Million Merchants In South Korea Via Alipay+
From late September 2025, Japan’s largest cashless payment service, PayPay, will be accepted at more than two million... Read more
Lenovo Hong Kong And Cyberport Partner To Support Startups
Lenovo Hong Kong has announced the signing of a MoU with Cyberport, aimed at supporting Hong Kong’s innovation and te... Read more
PAObank Partners With CPAIHK To Integrate Banking And Insurance Services
PAObank, in which Ping An Insurance holds a stake, is marking its fifth anniversary with a new strategic partnership wi... Read more