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2020-05-06 Closure of businesses and public services The Leisure & Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today that many fee-paying and non-fee p... News.gov
2020-05-21 Closure of businesses and public services 12 district libraries will partially reopen on May 21 from 1 to 8pm Mondays to Saturdays and 9am to ... Gov.news
2020-05-30 Closure of businesses and public services Starting from Friday, bathhouses, party rooms, clubs or nightclubs and karaoke establishments can re... News.gov
2020-06-19 Closure of businesses and public services Regarding cultural venues, all of the department’s performance venues will be opened for performan... Gov.news
2020-04-28 Closure of businesses and public services The Transport Department today announced that its driving test (road test) service will resume on Ma... News.gov
2020-06-20 Closure of businesses and public services Outdoor soccer pitches, cricket grounds, basketball, volleyball, handball, netball, a roller hockey ... Gov.news
2020-04-10 Closure of businesses and public services Amusement games centre, bathhouse, fitness centre, place of entertainment, place of public entertai... Government Website
2020-06-22 Closure of businesses and public services All reopened museums and cultural venues, except the Hong Kong Science Museum and the Hong Kong Spac... Gov.news
2020-05-23 Closure of businesses and public services 15 gazetted beaches will be reopened on May 23. Lifeguard services will be provided from 9am to 6pm ... News.gov
2020-03-28 Closure of businesses and public services All premises as listed below must be closed for a period of 14 days from the 28th march at 6pm –(a... Governmnet Press Release
2020-06-13 Closure of businesses and public services The Leisure & Cultural Services Department will reopen more public swimming pools, gazetted beaches,... Gov.news
2020-07-16 Closure of businesses and public services Twelve scheduled premises including amusement game centres, fitness centres, party rooms, night club... News.gov
2020-07-15 Closure of businesses and public services The Leisure & Cultural Services Department announced that its leisure and cultural facilities will b... News.gov
2020-03-23 Closure of businesses and public services government departments may provide essential, emergency and limited public services only.... Government Website
2020-07-29 Closure of businesses and public services Sports premises and swimming pools are newly incorporated into the list of scheduled premises and mu... News.gov
2020-05-11 Closure of businesses and public services The Leisure & Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today that most indoor leisure facilties... News.gov
2020-05-04 Closure of businesses and public services Various government departments have announced their reopening on May 04th. See link for list.... News.gov
2020-05-08 Closure of businesses and public services Bars and pubs will be allowed to reopen but the Government will put in place requirements to prevent... Gov.news
2020-04-25 Economic measures The Government today announced it will provide subsidies to local primary producers to give them imm... News.gov
2020-06-03 Economic measures In the 2020-21 Budget, $10,000 will be disbursed to each Hong Kong permanent resident aged 18 or abo... Gov.news
2020-06-02 Economic measures Subsidy Scheme for Employment Agencies (EAs) will be introduced under the Anti-epidemic Fund to assi... Gov.news
2020-04-24 Economic measures The Government today launched the second phase of the Anti-epidemic Support Scheme for Property Mana... News.gov
2020-05-18 Economic measures Under the Anti-Epidemic Fund, the Innovation and Technology Commission (ITC) has launched the Distan... News.gov
2020-05-30 Economic measures The Government will enhance the Anti-epidemic Support Scheme for Property Management Sector, the sub... Gov.news
2020-05-05 Economic measures A scheme that provides a $100,000 one-off subsidy to licensed billiard establishments, public bowlin... News.gov
2020-05-29 Economic measures The Anti-epidemic Subsidy Scheme for the Laundry Trade opened for applications today and will run un... Gov.news
2020-04-28 Economic measures Applications for the $1.3 billion in subsidies earmarked for registered owners of goods vehicles and... News.gov
2020-06-09 Economic measures The Working Family & Student Financial Assistance Agency will start disbursing a one-off special all... Gov.News
2020-05-25 Economic measures Employers and self-employed people will be able to apply online for Employment Support Scheme (ESS)... Gov.news
2020-05-15 Economic measures A scheme has been launched under the second round of the Anti-epidemic Fund to provide a one-off gra... News.gov
2020-06-11 Economic measures The Anti-epidemic Fund will offer a one-off subsidy to employers in the construction sector who have... Gov.news
2020-04-02 Economic measures Recipients of the Individual-based Work Incentive Transport Subsidy (I-WITS) will receive a one-off ... News.gov
2020-07-17 Economic measures the Chief Executive has instructed the Home Affairs Department to arrange provision of food packs fo... News.gov
2020-03-23 Economic measures The Government will launch the Retail Sector Subsidy Scheme under the Anti-epidemic Fund on March 23... Government Website
2020-07-16 Economic measures the Government will launch the Convention & Exhibition Industry Subsidy Scheme under the Anti-epidem... News.gov
2020-07-08 Economic measures The Government has increased the rental concessions for eligible tenants of its premises to alleviat... News.gov
2020-07-02 Economic measures The FinTech Anti-epidemic Scheme for Talent Development (FAST Scheme) under the second round of the ... News.gov
2020-07-01 Economic measures Government is implementing a waiver of statutory registration fees for 13 healthcare professions, wa... Gov.news
2020-06-26 Economic measures The Environment Bureau today announced that a subsidy programme for graduates will be launched under... Gov.news
2020-04-08 Economic measures The Government today announced it will increase rental concessions for tenants and hirers of governm... Government Website
2020-04-21 Economic measures The Education Bureau today issued a circular memorandum to tutorial schools, inviting them to apply ... News.gov
2020-06-19 Economic measures The Government today announced it will offer more than 700 time-limited jobs in Executive Service As... Gov.news
2020-06-16 Economic measures The Government today announced that the monthly $1,000 allowance under the Anti-epidemic Fund for ou... Gov.news
2020-04-14 Economic measures Anti-epidemic Support Scheme for Property Management Sector will be extended to cover industrial and... News.gov
2020-05-06 Economic measures APEC economies agree to keep markets open and trade flowing... NZ Beehive
2020-04-18 Economic measures Passage of the funding application for the second round of the Anti-epidemic Fund and other relief m... Gov News
2020-04-20 Economic measures Over $1.1 billion in subsidies have been approved under the Retail Sector Subsidy Scheme of the firs... Gov News
2020-04-17 Economic measures banking sector today launched a scheme to alleviate the cashflow pressure faced by corporate custome... News.gov
2020-04-27 Emergency administrative structures activated or established The Government today announced the establishment of a LawTech Fund to help law firms and barristers'... News.gov
2020-03-25 Emergency administrative structures activated or established The Hospital Authority today announced that it will set up COVID-19 triage and test centres in some ... Government Website
2020-04-16 Emergency administrative structures activated or established The Commerce & Economic Development Bureau today said that it has approved in principle eight produc... News.gov
2020-03-17 General recommendations Members of the public are strongly urged to adjust their travel plans and avoid any non-essential tr... Government Website
2020-03-25 Health screenings in airports and border crossings The Department of Health today said the Enhanced Laboratory Surveillance Programme that provides fre... Government Website
2020-04-22 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies all asymptomatic inbound travellers arriving at Hong Kong International Airport must now wait for CO... Gov News
2020-04-11 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies Confinees at quarantine centres will be quarantined for the first 10 days then put under home quaran... News.gov
2020-03-20 Introduction of isolation and quarantine policies All people having stayed in overseas countries and territories specified by a general notice in the ... Government Website
2020-04-22 Isolation and quarantine policies all asymptomatic inbound travellers arriving at Hong Kong International Airport must now wait for CO... Gov News
2020-04-11 Isolation and quarantine policies Confinees at quarantine centres will be quarantined for the first 10 days then put under home quaran... News.gov
2020-06-02 Isolation and quarantine policies The Government will extend compulsory quarantine measures for people arriving in Hong Kong from both... Gov.news
2020-04-28 Isolation and quarantine policies Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan today said exemptions from compulsory quarantine includ... News.gov
2020-05-04 Isolation and quarantine policies The Government today announced the mechanism for Hong Kong enterprises with manufacturing operations... News.gov
2020-05-07 Isolation and quarantine policies Recovered COVID-19 patients or those who did not have any symptoms may now be discharged from hospit... Gov.news
2020-07-29 Isolation and quarantine policies The Government today announced that crew change arrangements for passenger vessels and goods vessels... News.gov
2020-05-18 Isolation and quarantine policies The Government announced that people conducting audit services or enterprises providing construction... News.gov
2020-07-25 Isolation and quarantine policies A traveller who, on the day which they board a civil aviation aircraft that arrives at or is about t... News.gov
2020-03-20 Isolation and quarantine policies All people having stayed in overseas countries and territories specified by a general notice in the ... Government Website
2020-03-30 Limit public gatherings Group gatherings of more than four people in public places are prohibited, from midnight on March 29... Government
2020-07-30 Limit public gatherings The Government today announced that aside from those providing emergency services and essential publ... News.gov
2020-06-16 Limit public gatherings the number of people allowed in group gatherings in public places will be relaxed from eight to 50.... Gov.news
2020-04-10 Limit public gatherings Requirements on all catering business premises with food or drinks for consumption on site. From Apr... Government Document
2020-07-29 Limit public gatherings Restaurants, except those granted exemptions, must cease to provide dine-in services at all times an... News.gov
2020-07-22 Limit public gatherings The social dstancing directions implemented on the 16th of July have been extended until the 28th of... News.gov
2020-07-03 Limit public gatherings For catering businesses, the restriction on the number of customers at a bar or pub will be relaxed ... News.gov
2020-07-17 Limit public gatherings The Government today announced that designated staff canteens and catering businesses providing meal... News.gov
2020-07-11 Limit public gatherings Leisure & Cultural Services Department announced today it will enhance measures on prevention and co... News.gov
2020-07-14 Limit public gatherings The Social Welfare Department's units which provide direct services to the public, including social ... News.gov
2020-07-23 Limit public gatherings The Government today announced that aside from those providing emergency services and essential publ... News.gov
2020-03-23 Limit public gatherings Clubs on private recreational leases were requested to close the recreational and sports facilities,... Government Website
2020-07-16 Limit public gatherings For catering businesses, the number of customers at restaurants at any one time must not exceed 50% ... News.gov
2020-07-31 Limit public gatherings The Government has decided to allow the resumption of daytime dine-in services from 5am to 5.59pm wi... News.gov
2020-05-11 Limit public gatherings Changing rooms and shower facilities in LCSD fee-charging venues, such as sports grounds, sports cen... Gov.news
2020-05-08 Limit public gatherings Government will relax the requirement limiting group gatherings in public places to a maximum of fou... Gov.news
2020-04-24 Limit public gatherings Police today announced its decision to prohibit two public meetings and object to a public processio... News.gov
2020-05-21 Limit public gatherings Leisure facilities to be reopened on May 21 include most of the public swimming pools (only for sele... Gov.news
2020-06-01 Limit public gatherings The LCSD will also resume some recreation and sports programmes at outdoor and indoor venues and tho... Gov.news
2020-04-25 Limit public gatherings The Leisure & Cultural Services Department today appealed to members of the public not to swim or ga... News.gov
2020-05-19 Limit public gatherings The requirement limiting group gatherings in public places to a maximum of eight people will be exte... News.gov
2020-04-21 Limit public gatherings The Agriculture, Fisheries & Conservation Department (AFCD) today announced that its barbecue sites ... Gov News
2020-03-23 Other public health measures enforced Ban on sale of alcohol for on premises consumption. ... Government Website
2020-04-24 Other public health measures enforced A special programme will be launched on April 24 to provide free Chinese medicine outpatient rehabil... News.gov
2020-06-30 Other public health measures enforced The Government will deliver 30 million masks for free to all residential addresses in the city throu... News.gov
2020-05-19 Other public health measures enforced Worshippers will not be allowed to eat or drink at places of worship except food and drink used for ... News.gov
2020-03-28 Other public health measures enforced All Catering Premises must abide by the following restrictions from March 28th for a period of 14 da... Governmnet Press Release
2020-05-06 Other public health measures enforced The Government will distribute free reusable face masks to all Hong Kong citizens. All citizens can ... Gov.news
2020-03-23 Public services closure  government departments may provide essential, emergency and limited public services only.... Government Website
2020-05-04 Public services closure  Various government departments have announced their reopening on May 04th. See link for list.... News.gov
2020-04-10 Public services closure  Amusement games centre, bathhouse, fitness centre, place of entertainment, place of public entertai... Government Website
2020-04-28 Public services closure  The Transport Department today announced that its driving test (road test) service will resume on Ma... News.gov
2020-05-11 Public services closure  The Leisure & Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today that most indoor leisure facilties... News.gov
2020-03-28 Public services closure  All premises as listed below must be closed for a period of 14 days from the 28th march at 6pm –(a... Governmnet Press Release
2020-05-06 Public services closure  The Leisure & Cultural Services Department (LCSD) announced today that many fee-paying and non-fee p... News.gov
2020-07-23 Requirement to wear protective gear in public The Government today announced it will further enhance anti-epidemic measures, mandating people to w... News.gov
2020-07-16 Requirement to wear protective gear in public People must wear masks on public transport from midnight on July 15 until 28 july with possible exte... News.gov
2020-07-29 Requirement to wear protective gear in public People must wear a mask at all times in a public place, no matter if its indoors or outside. This ru... News.gov
2020-07-29 Schools closure  The Education Bureau today announced that schools will continue to suspend all on-campus activities ... News.gov
2020-06-15 Schools closure  The Education Bureau today announced that Secondary 3 to 5 cross-boundary students will resume class... Gov.news
2020-05-27 Schools closure  Hong Kong government is set to resume classes on the 27th of May.... Gov.news
2020-07-13 Schools closure  In light of rise in COVID cases, all secondary schools, primary schools and kindergartens were permi... News.gov
2020-06-08 Schools closure  The Government today announced that Primary 4 to Secondary 2 students will resume classes on June 8 ... Gov.news
2020-07-14 Strengthening the public health system The Government has decided to make use of the Anti-epidemic Fund to conduct large scale COVID-19 tes... News.gov
2020-07-28 Strengthening the public health system The New Territories South Animal Management Centre (NTSAMC) will be launched tomorrow as another qua... News.gov
2020-04-27 Strengthening the public health system The Research Council chaired by the Secretary for Food & Health today approved $111 million in fundi... News.gov
2020-05-04 Strengthening the public health system The Social Welfare Department today launched a subsidy scheme to support all the some 1,000 resident... News.gov
2020-05-12 Surveillance and monitoring The Hospital Authority will conduct admission screening for a random sample of institutional residen... Gov.news
2020-07-16 Testing policy Travellers from specific high-risk places, air crew or sea crew have to obtain a negative COVID-19 t... News.gov
2020-07-25 Testing policy A traveller who, on the day which they board a civil aviation aircraft that arrives at or is about t... News.gov
2020-04-09 Testing policy All asymptomatic inbound travellers arriving at Hong Kong International Airport will be required to ... Government Website
2020-03-25 Visa restrictions A ban has been implemented on non-Hong Kong residents coming from overseas countries or territories ... Government Website
2020-07-07 Visa restrictions Foreign Domestic Helper contracts that will expire on or before September 30 to be extended to Octob... News.gov
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