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Coronavirus: Indian businessman jailed in Hong Kong for breaking quarantine laws
Deepak Kumar, 31, was sentenced to four weeks behind bars on Monday after he pleaded guilty to one count of leaving the place of quarantine without the permission given by an authorised officer.
Kwun Tong Court heard the Indian businessman arrived in Hong Kong from Turkey on March 21, and was placed under a written quarantine order to stay in isolation at Mojo Nomad Aberdeen Harbour Hotel in Aberdeen, for 14 days.
But immigration officers found him trying to leave Hong Kong via Shenzhen Bay Control Point without permission the following morning and intercepted him.
Deepak Kumar tried to leave Hong Kong via Shenzhen Bay port the day after he arrived in the city. Photo: Felix Wong
He was subsequently sent to a quarantine centre and brought to court on April 4 after the isolation period had ended.
His defence lawyer said the offence was committed out of misunderstanding, as he claimed to have received “general information on how to go to China from the Home Affairs Department” and mistook it as permission to leave Hong Kong.
“He pleaded guilty to indicate his remorse,” the lawyer said in mitigation. “He’s sorry for the trouble he made.”
Acting principal magistrate Ivy Chui Yee-mei adopted a starting point of sentence at six weeks, and reduced it by one-third to credit Kumar’s guilty plea and clear record.
The case was the first breach of the Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving Hong Kong from Foreign Places Regulation, which since March 19 has required all arrivals from outside China to undergo 14 days of compulsory quarantine.
Offenders face six months in prison and a maximum fine of HK$25,000.
Hong Kong has closed its airport indefinitely to non-residents in bid to combat the global outbreak. On Monday, the total number of
confirmed Covid-19 cases in the city was 1,025
.
Returning residents must continue to spend 14 days in isolation at home, while everyone coming from mainland China, Macau or Taiwan will be quarantined in hotels or at home, including Hongkongers.
People coming from those three places who have travelled to other countries in the past 14 days will be denied entry, except residents of Hong Kong. All transit flight services remain suspended and the rules would be in place until further notice, the government said.
Three men have already been jailed for between 10 days and three months for flouting a similar quarantine regulation, which targets arrivals from mainland China
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Coronavirus: Indian businessman jailed in Hong Kong for breaking quarantine laws
- Deepak Kumar sentenced to four weeks behind bars after being caught trying to leave city day after he arrived
- Arrivals are required to undergo 14 days in self isolation and city is now closed to non-residents
Deepak Kumar, 31, was sentenced to four weeks behind bars on Monday after he pleaded guilty to one count of leaving the place of quarantine without the permission given by an authorised officer.
Kwun Tong Court heard the Indian businessman arrived in Hong Kong from Turkey on March 21, and was placed under a written quarantine order to stay in isolation at Mojo Nomad Aberdeen Harbour Hotel in Aberdeen, for 14 days.
But immigration officers found him trying to leave Hong Kong via Shenzhen Bay Control Point without permission the following morning and intercepted him.
Deepak Kumar tried to leave Hong Kong via Shenzhen Bay port the day after he arrived in the city. Photo: Felix Wong
He was subsequently sent to a quarantine centre and brought to court on April 4 after the isolation period had ended.
His defence lawyer said the offence was committed out of misunderstanding, as he claimed to have received “general information on how to go to China from the Home Affairs Department” and mistook it as permission to leave Hong Kong.
“He pleaded guilty to indicate his remorse,” the lawyer said in mitigation. “He’s sorry for the trouble he made.”
Acting principal magistrate Ivy Chui Yee-mei adopted a starting point of sentence at six weeks, and reduced it by one-third to credit Kumar’s guilty plea and clear record.
The case was the first breach of the Compulsory Quarantine of Persons Arriving Hong Kong from Foreign Places Regulation, which since March 19 has required all arrivals from outside China to undergo 14 days of compulsory quarantine.
Offenders face six months in prison and a maximum fine of HK$25,000.
Hong Kong has closed its airport indefinitely to non-residents in bid to combat the global outbreak. On Monday, the total number of
confirmed Covid-19 cases in the city was 1,025
.
Returning residents must continue to spend 14 days in isolation at home, while everyone coming from mainland China, Macau or Taiwan will be quarantined in hotels or at home, including Hongkongers.
People coming from those three places who have travelled to other countries in the past 14 days will be denied entry, except residents of Hong Kong. All transit flight services remain suspended and the rules would be in place until further notice, the government said.
Three men have already been jailed for between 10 days and three months for flouting a similar quarantine regulation, which targets arrivals from mainland China
Hong Kong court jails Indian businessman for breaking quarantine laws
Deepak Kumar sentenced to four weeks behind bars after being caught trying to leave city day after he arrived, instead of remain in self-isolation for 14 days.
