Published: 17:28, March 5, 2020 | Updated: 06:55, June 6, 2023
More stranded HK residents return from Hubei
By Gu Mengyan

HONG KONG - Around 200 Hong Kong residents were flown home from Hubei province on two government-chartered flights on Thursday.

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The first flight landed at Chek Lap Kok International Airport at around 4:30 pm while the second at around 9 pm.

All passengers aboard were sent to the Chun Yeung Estate quarantine facilities in Fo Tan for a two-week mandatory quarantine.

All passengers aboard were sent to the Chun Yeung Estate quarantine facilities in Fo Tan for a two-week mandatory quarantine.

Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Patrick Nip Tak-kuen, who led the evacuation operation, thanked colleagues from the Department of Health and the Hospital Authority for their on-site assistance to pregnant women and other people with serious illness.

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The first batch of 244 Hong Kong residents were flown back home on Wednesday on two government-chartered flights. They were also sent to Chun Yeung Estate for quarantine upon landing. 

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