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Man sentenced for breaching compulsory quarantine order *******************************************************      A 34-year-old man was sentenced to imprisonment for two weeks, suspended for 12 months, by the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts today (October 11) for violating the Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation (Cap. 599C).      The man was earlier issued a compulsory quarantine order stating that he must conduct quarantine at a hotel for 14 days. Before the expiry of the quarantine order, he left the place of quarantine twice on January 20, 2022, without reasonable excuse nor permission given by an authorised officer. He was charged with ... Read more

Man sentenced to imprisonment for obstructing AFCD officer in execution of duty *******************************************************************************      A 45-year-old man was sentenced to three weeks’ immediate imprisonment on June 16 by West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts for obstructing an Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) officer in the execution of duty. He was also charged with feeding wild animals at a specified place without a special permit. He was fined $1,000 for this charge.      The court heard that the AFCD officer was executing his duty at Kam Shan Road within the “places at which the feeding of any wild animal is prohibited” (Feeding Ban ... Read more

Man sentenced for breaching compulsory quarantine order *******************************************************      A 67-year-old man was sentenced to imprisonment for 14 days suspended for 12 months and fined $2,000 by the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts today (May 11) for violating the Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation (Cap. 599C).      The man was earlier issued a compulsory quarantine order stating that he must conduct quarantine at home for 14 days. Before the expiry of the quarantine order, he left the place of quarantine on June 16, 2021, without reasonable excuse nor permission given by an authorised officer. ... Read more

Two persons sentenced for breaching compulsory quarantine order ***************************************************************      Two persons were sentenced by the Kwun Tong Magistrates’ Courts today (April 27) for violating the Compulsory Quarantine of Certain Persons Arriving at Hong Kong Regulation (Cap. 599C).        The first case involved a man aged 60, who was earlier issued a compulsory quarantine order stating that he must conduct quarantine at home for 14 days. Before the expiry of the quarantine order, he left the place of quarantine on September 14, 2021, without reasonable excuse nor permission given by an authorised officer. He was charged with contravening ... Read more

Woman sentenced for violating Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation **************************************************************************      A 43-year-old woman was sentenced to 240 hours’ community service by Kowloon City Magistrates’ Courts today (December 21) for violating the Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation (Cap. 599A) and the Prevention and Control of Disease (Disclosure of Information) Regulation (Cap. 599D).      The woman was classified as a close contact of a COVID-19 confirmed case on March 14, 2021. While waiting for arrangement to be quarantined, she became out of reach. Investigation revealed that she had travelled by taxi and ferry on March 16 and March ... Read more