Dear Mr Freeman,

I refer to your email dated 19 August 2021, requesting access to
information concerning the number of people who have been granted
exemption from compulsory quarantine when coming to Hong Kong.  

We are following up your request and shall write to you again on the
result as soon as possible.

If you have any query, please feel free to contact me, the Access to
Information Officer of this Branch, at 2810 3237.

Regards,
Ms Carina Shum
for Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
(Commerce, Industry and Tourism)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Freedom of Information request - Number of people granted quarantine
exemption

[FOI #720 email] to: [Commerce and Economic Development Bureau Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch request email] 19.08.2021
05:05 PM

Show Details

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sir/Madam,
Please provide any statistics you hold on the number of people who have
been granted permission to travel to Hong Kong with a quarantine
exemption.
If possible, please provide breakdowns over time, dispensation reason, and
whether the person is entering from Mainland China or elsewhere.
Yours faithfully,
Guy Freeman
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This is a request under the Code of Access to Information facilitated via
the accessinfo.hk website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[FOI #720 email]
Is [Commerce and Economic Development Bureau Commerce, Industry and Tourism Branch request email] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Commerce and Economic Development Bureau Commerce, Industry
and Tourism Branch? If so, please contact us using this form:
[1]https://accessinfo.hk/en/change_request/...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[2]https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

References

Visible links
1. https://accessinfo.hk/en/change_request/...
2. https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers

Dear Mr Freeman,

I refer to your email of 19 August 2021 and our interim replies of 27
August and 8 September 2021 concerning your request for access to
information about the number of people who have been granted exemption
from compulsory quarantine when coming to Hong Kong.

Currently, in accordance with the established mechanism under the
Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation
(Cap. 599C) and the Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving at Hong Kong
from Foreign Places Regulation (Cap. 599E), bureaux/departments may,
having regard to the criteria listed in section 4(1) under Cap. 599C and
Cap. 599E and after considering the public health risk assessment from the
Food and Health Bureau, submit applications for exemption for
consideration by the Chief Secretary for Administration.  Examples of
these criteria include: the person’s or persons’ entry into Hong Kong is
necessary for governmental operation, or for the protection of Hong Kong
or the handling of the public health emergency within the meaning of
section 8(5) of the Prevention and Control of Disease Ordinance (Cap. 599)
concerning the specified disease, or because of the exceptional
circumstances of the case, otherwise serves the public interest of Hong
Kong, or the person’s or persons’ travelling is for purposes relating to
manufacturing operations, business activities or provision of professional
services in the interest of Hong Kong’s economic development.  Exempted
persons must comply with exemption conditions drawn up in consultation
with the health authorities.  Such conditions may include requirements on
vaccination, regular testing, self-isolation and restricted movement.

Up to 31 August 2021, among the approved cases put up by Commerce,
Industry and Tourism Branch of the Commerce and Economic Development
Bureau, there were 10 persons entering from overseas countries in 2020;
and 49 and 3 persons entering from overseas countries and the Mainland
respectively in 2021.
 
If you have any enquiry, please feel free to contact me, the Access to
Information Officer of this Branch, at 2810 3237.

Regards,
Ms Carina Shum
for Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
(Commerce, Industry and Tourism)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

From:        Carina SHUM/CITB/HKSARG
To:        [索取資料要求電郵#720]
Date:        08/09/2021 18:38
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Number of people granted
quarantine exemption

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Mr Freeman,

Further to our email dated 27 August 2021, I would like to inform you that
we are still consolidating the relevant information that you have
requested access to.  We shall further write to you on the result as soon
as possible.

Regards,
Ms Carina Shum
for Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
(Commerce, Industry and Tourism)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

From:        Carina SHUM/CITB/HKSARG
To:        [索取資料要求電郵#720]
Date:        27/08/2021 15:17
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Number of people granted
quarantine exemption

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear Mr Freeman,

I refer to your email dated 19 August 2021, requesting access to
information concerning the number of people who have been granted
exemption from compulsory quarantine when coming to Hong Kong.  

We are following up your request and shall write to you again on the
result as soon as possible.

If you have any query, please feel free to contact me, the Access to
Information Officer of this Branch, at 2810 3237.

Regards,
Ms Carina Shum
for Permanent Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development
(Commerce, Industry and Tourism)

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Freedom of Information request - Number of people granted quarantine
exemption

[索取資料要求電郵#720] to: [商務及經濟發展局工商及旅遊科供索取資料的電郵] 19.08.2021
05:05 PM

Show Details

--------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sir/Madam,
Please provide any statistics you hold on the number of people who have
been granted permission to travel to Hong Kong with a quarantine
exemption.
If possible, please provide breakdowns over time, dispensation reason, and
whether the person is entering from Mainland China or elsewhere.
Yours faithfully,
Guy Freeman
-------------------------------------------------------------------
This is a request under the Code of Access to Information facilitated via
the accessinfo.hk website.
Please use this email address for all replies to this request:
[索取資料要求電郵#720]
Is [商務及經濟發展局工商及旅遊科供索取資料的電郵] the wrong address for Freedom of Information
requests to Commerce and Economic Development Bureau Commerce, Industry
and Tourism Branch? If so, please contact us using this form:
[1]https://accessinfo.hk/en/change_request/...
Disclaimer: This message and any reply that you make will be published on
the internet. Our privacy and copyright policies:
[2]https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers

If you find this service useful as an FOI officer, please ask your web
manager to link to us from your organisation's FOI page.

-------------------------------------------------------------------

References

Visible links
1. https://accessinfo.hk/en/change_request/...
2. https://accessinfo.hk/en/help/officers