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| Chater Road today was relatively empty, but not the adjacent Edinburgh Place where the police issued warnings |
Eman Villanueva, chair of Bayan Hong Kong and Macau , said he received reports shortly after 3pm today,
Jul 19, that police had rounded up a
number of Filipinos near the General Post Office in Central, after taking
pictures and videos of them violating the social distancing rule.
He said the police took down the names and HK ID numbers of
the violators as a warning, but did not make any arrests. Police confirmed this
separately to The SUN in response to a query.
Villanueva said that had they been arrested, violators would
have been asked to pay an outright fine of $2,000 if they did not wish to
contest the charge, or brought to court where they will have the chance to
defend themselves, but if found guilty, could face a fine of up to $25,000 and
imprisonment of up to six months.
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| At nearby WorldWide Plaza, shops were again packed with Filipino shoppers |
But he said that migrant workers face an even tougher
sanction.
“Sa mga migrant
donestic workers, malamang magiging dahilan din ito para ma-deport o hindi maka
renew ng kontrata,” he warned in a Facebook post.
(For migrant workers, this could mean them being deported or
denied a renewal of their contracts).
Villanueva added: “Kaya
muli, paalala sa lahat na mag observe ng social distancing lalo na sa mga
pampublikong lugar, palaging magsuot ng face mask at magbaon ng alcohol spray o
hand sanitizer.”
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(So again, a reminder to all to observe social distancing
especially in public places, (and) to always wear a face mask and bring along
alocohol spray or hand sanitizers)
