In addition, in a bid to control the possible new virus strain from Britain, mandatory quarantine for arrivals from that nation has been extended to 21 days at an approved hotel, while the health minister has been granted the power to raise it to 28.
The decisions followed a special meeting of the Executive Council on Wednesday morning, with more details to be announced by Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor at around 6pm.
This cannot be for safety, it is clearly direction from the north. I cannot see many willing to pay 28 days of hotel quarantine just to return to HK.