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Gov't opens first hotel to isolate people who test positive for Covid-19

18 February 2022

Tang inspects Dorsett Tsuen Wan, the first hotel turned into a community isolation facility. B

The first hotel transformed into a Community Isolation Facility (CIF) was opened today in Tsuen Wan to house people who have tested positive for Covid-19 but with minor or no symptoms.

Dorsett Tsuen Wan will be joined this week by three other hotels that will be made into CIFs --  iclub Ma Tau Wai Hotel, iclub Fortress Hill Hotel and Regal Oriental Hotel.

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Secretary for Security Tang Ping-keung, inspected Dorsett Tsuen Wan yesterday to ensure the first CIF hotel is ready.

In all, the government has secured about 4,400 hotel rooms for use in the CIF program, which will be brought into service by a task force formed by the Security Bureau (SB) and headed by former Director of Fire Services Li Kin-yat. as officer-in-charge.

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The rooms are expected to relieve the pressure on hospitals, which have been swamped by new Covid-19 cases, and had reached their maximum capacity.

Tang said the SB has recruited some 1,000 retirees of various disciplinary forces to be deployed to various CIFs or hotels to assist the operation and management of the facilities. All personnel will receive relevant training and be equipped with sufficient protective gear.

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The government will maintain close liaison and co-operation with the participating hotels to ensure the orderly transfer of people, their isolation in the designated hotel rooms and subsequent discharge.

Tang expressed his gratitude to hotels participating in the scheme for supporting the anti-epidemic work, hoping that the Government and the hotel sector, with concerted efforts, can join hands in riding out the fifth wave of the epidemic.

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