The Government announced today (July 12) the addition of two more hotels under the eighth cycle of the Designated Quarantine Hotel (DQH) Scheme, which are Renaissance Harbour View Hotel Hong Kong in Wan Chai and Panda Hotel in Tsuen Wan. The two hotels will start accepting room bookings from July 13 and July 19 respectively. They are expected to provide about 1 500 additional rooms.

     Furthermore, to cope with the demand, two DQHs of the eighth cycle announced before, namely Bay Bridge Lifestyle Retreat and Prince Hotel, Hong Kong, will commence operation earlier on July 15 and July 25 respectively, and will start accepting bookings from July 13 onwards. Meanwhile, Panda Hotel will also commence operation earlier on July 25. As such, the room supply in late July will increase by around 1 600 rooms.

     A Government spokesman said, “The Government has all along been closely monitoring the supply of rooms in DQHs, and is conducting assessments on other hotels applied under the Scheme. Results will be announced later. Approved DQHs have passed the inspection conducted by the Health Bureau and relevant departments (including the Buildings Department, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the Department of Health) to ensure that the design, facilities and workflow of the hotels fulfil the infection control requirements.”

     The eighth cycle of DQH Scheme will run from August 1 to October 31. The Government announced the list of the first batch of DQHs on June 16, and three more hotels on June 24. Coupled with the hotels announced today, there will be altogether 67 DQHs under the eighth cycle of the DQH Scheme, providing around 25 500 rooms. 

 

     The Government will update regularly the list of DQHs and their booking status on the thematic website www.designatedhotel.gov.hk.

     The Government announced today (May 25) the addition of two more designated quarantine hotels (DQHs). These two hotels will start accepting room bookings from late May onwards and commence service from early June. They are expected to provide about 600 additional rooms.

 

     As announced earlier by the Government, the inbound control measures were suitably adjusted according to risk-based principles from May 1 onwards. In anticipation of the continuously increasing number of inbound travellers, the Government issued letters to hotels and guesthouses with valid licences on April 25 to invite applications for joining as DQHs in the current cycle (i.e. the seventh cycle), with a view to increasing the supply of rooms in DQHs. Interested hotels must pass the inspection conducted by the Food and Health Bureau and relevant departments (including the Buildings Department, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the Department of Health) to ensure that the design, facilities and workflow of the hotels fulfil the infection control requirements.  The Government announced on May 17 the first six hotels joining the current cycle of the DQH Scheme.

 

     A Government spokesman said, “Two more hotels can join as DQHs after assessment. They will commence service till the end of the current cycle at the end of July.”

 

     The two additional DQHs are as follows:

 

• Conrad Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Ocean Park Marriott Hotel

      

     Another hotel, which had initially been used as community isolation facility and was converted as DQH, has applied to formally join the current cycle of the DQH Scheme. This hotel will have its services extended till the end of July.

 

     The Government will update regularly the list of DQHs and their booking status on the thematic website www.designatedhotel.gov.hk.

 

     The Government fully implemented the DQH Scheme on December 22, 2020, requiring all arrivals from specified places to undergo compulsory quarantine at DQHs in order to further prevent the importation of COVID-19 cases and reduce contact between arrivals and the local community. The current cycle of the DQH Scheme lasts for five months, starting from March 1 to July 31 this year. As at today, there are 64 DQHs in Hong Kong, providing around 23 000 rooms.

     The Government announced today (May 17) the addition of six designated quarantine hotels (DQHs). These six hotels will start accepting room bookings from this week and commence service from late May onwards. They are expected to provide about 2 000 additional rooms.

 

     As announced earlier by the Government, the inbound control measures were suitably adjusted according to risk-based principles from May 1 onwards. In anticipation of the continuously increasing number of inbound travellers, the Government issued letters to hotels and guesthouses with valid licences on April 25 to invite applications for enlisting as DQHs in the current cycle (i.e. the seventh cycle), with a view to increasing the supply of rooms in DQHs. Interested hotels must pass the inspection conducted by the Food and Health Bureau and relevant departments (including the Buildings Department, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the Department of Health) to ensure that the design, facilities and workflow of the hotels fulfil the infection control requirements.

 

     A Government spokesman said, “A total of six hotels can join as DQHs after assessment. They will commence service till the end of the current cycle at the end of July.”

 

     The six additional DQHs are as follows:

 

• Empire Hotel Kowloon．Tsim Sha Tsui
• Hotel Alexandra
• Hotel COZi‧Harbour View
• Hotel COZi‧Oasis
• Novotel Century Hong Kong
• Royal View Hotel
  
   

     The spokesman added, “The Government is still conducting assessments on other hotels applying for joining this cycle of DQHs. We will make a further announcement when relevant work is completed.”

 

     Another 11 hotels, which had initially been used as community isolation facilities and were converted as DQHs, have applied to formally join the current cycle of the Designated Quarantine Hotel Scheme. These hotels will have their services extended till the end of July.

 

     The Government will update regularly the list of DQHs and their booking status on the thematic website www.designatedhotel.gov.hk.

 

     The Government fully implemented the Designated Quarantine Hotel Scheme on December 22, 2020, requiring all arrivals from specified places to undergo compulsory quarantine at DQHs with a view to further preventing the importation of COVID-19 cases and reducing contact between arrivals and the local community. The current cycle of the Designated Quarantine Hotel Scheme lasts for five months, starting from March 1 to July 31 this year. As at today, there are 62 DQHs in Hong Kong, providing around 22 000 rooms.