Four persons sentenced for violating Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation
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The first three cases involved three men aged 50, 44 and 54. They had earlier tested positive for COVID-19 and were issued with isolation orders. Before the end of the isolation period, they left the place of isolation on August 7, 9 and 26 last year respectively. The 50-year-old man and the 44-year-old man were charged with contravening sections 23(1), (3) and (5) of the Regulation and were each fined $5,000 by the Fanling Magistrates' Courts today. The 54-year-old man was also charged with contravening sections 23(1), (3) and (5) of the Regulation and was fined $8,000 by the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts today.
The fourth case involved a 34-year-old woman, who was earlier issued with a compulsory quarantine order. Before the expiry of the quarantine order, she left the place of quarantine on November 10 last year. She was charged with contravening sections 22(1), (4) and (6) of the Regulation and was fined $10,000 by the Kwun Tong Magistrates' Courts.
Ends/Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Issued at HKT 18:58
Issued at HKT 18:58
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