Calendar of Events
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August
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Implementation Rules for Article 43 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region made by the Chief Executive in conjunction with the Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR take effect to provide relevant implementation rules for law enforcement agencies.
The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government in the HKSAR is inaugurated.
Regulations to impose boarding requirements on inbound travellers and to make wearing a face mask on public transport mandatory take effect. The requirement to wear a mask is extended to all indoor public places on 23 July, and later extended on 29 July to all public places, whether indoor or outdoor.
The Department of Health activates Phase I of the purpose-built Penny's Bay Quarantine Centre. Phases II - IV are activated subsequently throughout the year to provide a total of 3,500 units.
To further reduce the number of imported cases, the government imposes new conditions requiring travellers who have visited specified high risk places within 14 days before arrival in Hong Kong to produce documents showing they have tested negative for COVID-19 and to serve a 14-day compulsory quarantine in hotels. Relevant conditions and the list of specified places are reviewed and updated from time to time.
In accordance with the instructions of the Central People's Government (CPG), the government issues notices to Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom to suspend the agreements on surrender of fugitive offenders and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters with these countries, in response to the countries' earlier unilateral suspension/intention of suspension of surrender of fugitive offenders agreements with Hong Kong using the national security law as an excuse.
Crew change arrangements for passenger vessels and goods vessels without a cargo operation in Hong Kong are suspended until the local COVID-19 epidemic is contained. All crew members coming to Hong Kong for cargo operations should remain onboard during their vessel's stay in Hong Kong waters and should not go ashore.
The government announces the postponement of the Legislative Council election scheduled for 6 September for a year in order to protect public health and safety.
With a monthly mean temperature of 30.2 degrees, July is the hottest month in Hong Kong since records began in 1884.
The Hospital Authority's COVID-19 community treatment facility at AsiaWorld-Expo starts operation, providing 500 beds.
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