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MIMI RIOS HAS TO PAY 5,000 PHILIPPINE PESOS (HK$768) FOR HER SON’S COLLEGE EXAM FEE THIS WEEK – A SMALL FORTUNE SHE CAN ONLY AFFORD THANKS TO HER JOB AS A HONG KONG DOMESTIC WORKER. BUT SHE IS ONE OF MANY MIGRANT WORKERS FACING AN UNCERTAIN FINANCIAL FUTURE AFTER MANILA IMPOSED A BAN ON TRAVELLERS FROM THE CITY OVER THE DEADLY CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, LEAVING THEM STRANDED AND ANXIOUS.
HSBC EXTENDS HONG KONG TRAVEL BAN TO MARCH 16 - MEMO
A GOVERNMENT TASK FORCE DECIDED TO EXEMPT THOSE WORKING IN HONG KONG AND MACAU FROM THE TRAVEL BAN “SUBJECT TO CERTAIN FORMALITIES,” FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDERSECRETARY BRIGIDO DULAY SAID ON HIS TWITTER ACCOUNT ON TUESDAY. THE GOVERNMENT ALSO LIFTED ON FEB. 14 A DAYS-OLD TRAVEL BAN ON TAIWAN.
“ASIDE FROM THE TRAVEL BAN EXEMPTION FOR OFWS, THE RECENT RESOLUTION ALSO ALLOWED PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF THE HONG KONG AND MACAU SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGIONS (SARS) AND FILIPINOS LEAVING TO STUDY ABROAD TO TRAVEL TO HONG KONG AND MACAU,” THE DFA SAID IN AN ADVISORY DATED FEBRUARY 19.
THAT MORNING, ON FEB. 2, PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE OF THE PHILIPPINES HAD ANNOUNCED A TEMPORARY TRAVEL BAN THAT BARRED FLIGHTS ARRIVING FROM MAINLAND CHINA, HONG KONG AND MACAU. AT THE AIRPORT, OFFICIALS TOLD MS. DORINGO THAT THE BAN ALSO APPLIED TO FILIPINO TRAVELERS GOING IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION.
RECRUITERS WELCOME LIFTING OF HONG KONG TRAVEL BAN » MANILA BULLETIN NEWS
BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA-PACIFIC PREVIOUSLY REPORTED THAT CATHAY PACIFIC WOULD TAKE OVER AIR NEW ZEALAND’S HONG KONG-AUCKLAND RETURN SERVICE FOR MOST OF THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2020.
HSBC, ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT BANKS IN HONG KONG, SAID IT PLANNED TO CUT 35,000 JOBS AND $4.5 BILLION IN COSTS AS IT FACES HEADWINDS THAT INCLUDE THE OUTBREAK AND MONTHS OF POLITICAL STRIFE IN HONG KONG. THE BANK, BASED IN LONDON, HAS COME TO DEPEND INCREASINGLY ON CHINA FOR GROWTH.
MOREOVER, REGARDLESS OF THESE RULES, A LOT OF BANKERS ARE THEMSELVES RELUCTANT TO LEAVE HONG KONG FOR CHINA BECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUS INFECTION RISK, SAYS BENJAMIN QUINLAN, A FORMER UBS BANKER WHO NOW RUNS A FINANCE CONSULTANCY IN HONG KONG. THE FACT THAT HONG KONG BANKS ARE ASKING STAFF RETURNING FROM CHINA TO QUARANTINE THEMSELVES FOR 14 DAYS IS ANOTHER BIG DETERRENT, ADDS STANLEY SOH, A HONG KONG-BASED DIRECTOR OF ASIAN FINANCIAL SERVICES SOLUTIONS.
METRO MANILA (CNN PHILIPPINES, FEBRUARY 17) — DAYS AFTER THE LIFTING OF THE TAIWAN TRAVEL BAN DUE TO THE NEW CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) OUTBREAK, FILIPINO WORKERS HAVE ALSO APPEALED FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO LIFT THE TEMPORARY TRAVEL BAN ON HONG KONG AND MACAU.
THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION ISSUED NEW GUIDELINES ON WEDNESDAY FOR AMERICAN TRAVELERS TO HONG KONG AFTER THE CITY REPORTED ITS SECOND DEATH FROM THE NEW CORONAVIRUS. TRAVELERS TO HONG KONG SHOULD AVOID CONTACT WITH SICK PEOPLE, THE CDC SAID, AND REGULARLY WASH THEIR HANDS. IT IS THE CDC'S LOWEST-LEVEL TRAVEL WARNING, BUT IT IS THE FIRST CORONAVIRUS-RELATED TRAVEL NOTICE ISSUED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT FOR A TERRITORY BEYOND MAINLAND CHINA. — FEUER
TAIWANESE STARTUP CARRIER STARLUX AIRLINES, WHICH ANNOUNCED ON FEB. 12 IT WILL POSTPONE THE LAUNCH OF ITS TAOYUAN-CEBU ROUTE ON APRIL 6 UNTIL JULY 1, SAID IT WILL MAINTAIN THAT DECISION EVEN THOUGH THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT LIFTED THE BAN THAT WAS EXTENDED TO TAIWAN ON FEB. 10 FROM CHINA, HONG KONG AND MACAU, DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS EPIDEMIC.

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