Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (center) inspects Chun Yeung Estate in Fo Tan which will be used as a quarantine center amid the novel coronavirus outbreak on Feb 19, 2020. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor inspected on Wednesday Chun Yeung Estate in Fo Tan which will be used as a quarantine center amid the novel coronavirus outbreak.

Lam noted that the first batch of over 500 units is now available and ready for people under quarantine to move in, including the Hong Kong residents on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship who will soon be returning to Hong Kong from Japan on chartered flights arranged by the HKSAR government.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (center) views supplies for people subject to quarantine during an inspection at Chun Yeung Estate in Fo Tan, which will be used as a quarantine center, Hong Kong, Feb 19, 2020. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)

Lam stressed that those being arranged to stay at quarantine centers are neither confirmed nor suspected patients. She said security and healthcare staff will be on duty round the clock in the quarantine centers. She added that the impact on the community would be minor as transfer service for leaving and entering the centers will be provided to people under quarantine.

She also expressed her gratitude to various government departments for making ready the quarantine places in such a short time.

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor inspects Chun Yeung Estate in Fo Tan which will be used as a quarantine center amid the novel coronavirus outbreak on Feb 19, 2020. (PHOTO / HKSAR GOVERNMENT)