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4 arrested for disorderly conduct

Police arrested four people after noticing that some individuals were displaying protest items that contained seditious wordings, chanting and committing unlawful acts in the vicinity of Causeway Bay since the afternoon of June 3.   Police announced the arrests in a statement and explained that upon investigation, they arrested the four individuals on suspicion of disorder in public places and doing an act or acts with seditious intention.   Additionally, four other people suspected of breaching public peace were brought to the police station for further investigation.   The force stressed that they are highly concerned about people attempting to incite and provoke others to commit illegal acts that endanger national security, public order and public safety.   Apart from stepping up patrols and enhancing intelligence-gathering, Police added that they will closely monitor the situation of various districts and strive to prevent and combat crimes. http://dlvr.it/Sq8xNR
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Quarantine measures to be adjusted

The Government today said it will adjust the quarantine arrangements for people who have stayed in overseas places other than those that are extremely high-risk and very high-risk under the vaccine bubble concept.   Answering lawmakers’ questions at the Legislative Council, Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan noted that some places are considering or have announced the reduction or lifting of quarantine for vaccinated people as COVID-19 vaccination rates around the world are rapidly increasing.   She explained that the Government made the decision after considering that the epidemic situation in certain places have stabilised and pose lower public health risks.   After the adjustment, the basic boarding and quarantine requirements will remain unchanged for high-risk and medium-risk places, ie Group B and Group C specified places.   New arrangements will be applied to fully vaccinated people who have stayed in these places to shorten their compulsory quarantine period from 21 days to 14 days under the vaccine bubble concept.   The compulsory quarantine period for fully vaccinated people who have stayed in low-risk Group D specified places, ie Singapore, Australia and New Zealand, will also be shortened from 14 days to seven days.   These people will be required to self-monitor for seven days and undergo compulsory testing after completing their shortened quarantine.   Meanwhile, the Government is implementing the COVID-19 Vaccination Programme at full speed.   A higher vaccination rate will give Hong Kong better leverage to negotiate with other places on the arrangements for resuming cross-boundary travel, Prof Chan emphasised.   She said the Government has started to consider procuring the next generation of COVID-19 vaccines to plan for the next phase of the vaccination programme, adding that the protection power of the vaccines against mutant virus strains is an important factor when considering to authorise and procure COVID-19 vaccines in the future.
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