Hong Kong: All in-coming travelers must provide health declaration forms
May 06, 2009
All in-coming passengers arriving at the immigration control points in Hong Kong would be required to submit a completed Health Declaration Form starting on Thursday, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Department of Health (DH) said here on Wednesday.
The immigration control points included Man Kam To, Sha Tau Kok, Hung Hom Station, Tuen Mun Ferry Terminal, and Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal, said the spokesman.
'The arrangements of health declaration by in-coming travelers were made at other boundary control points in phases between April30 and May 5. The implementation of health declaration is aimed at further reduce the risk of the spread of human swine influenza,' the spokesman said.
Xinhua
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