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/ Posted on 2 February, 2021 13:21 The Hong Kong government has added four hotels to its designated quarantine hotels scheme to provide more options in the lower rate category. According to Patrick Nip, secretary for the Civil Service, the four new entrants are IW Hotel, Ovolo Southside, Silka Far East Hotel and Silka Seaview Hotel. At the same time, four hotels – Eco Tree Hotel, Mojo Nomad Aberdeen Harbour, O’ Hotel, and The Luxe Manor – have chosen to withdrawn from the second cycle. Nip said their withdrawals were made due to personal considerations or commercial reasons. Ovolo South...

Coronavirus: share of affordable rooms at Hong Kong’s quarantine hotels set to increase when government updates list of designated facilities While the total number of rooms available under the updated list of providers will decrease, the amount priced below HK$500 will more than double The changes come after many Hongkongers abroad complained that the lack of affordable quarantine options had prevented them from returning to the city

About 40 per cent of Hong Kong’s young people averse to getting coronavirus vaccine shots: survey Welfare group Youth New World interviewed 412 Hongkongers aged below 30 between December 23 and 31 as part of an online poll Top three reasons cited by those who do not want to get the shots are doubts over effectiveness, worries about side effects and lack of choice