PH Consulate General, Hong Kong Labour and Immigration Department Facilitate Return of Filipino Residents, Workers to Hong Kong
Philippine Deputy Consul General Germinia V. Aguilar-Usudan (4th from left) Head of the PH-Panel, Philippine Consul Robert D. Quintin (right most), Hong Kong Labour Department’s Senior Administrative Officer for Policy Support Ms. Renita Au (middle) Head of the HK-Panel, Hong Kong Immigration Department’s Chief Immigration Officer Ms. Chan Ka-yi (2nd from left) and other members of the PH-HK Technical Working Group Committee pose for a group photo at the conclusion of the 17th Technical Working Group Meeting on 08 July 2021 at the Hong Kong Labour Department’s Office in Hong Kong. (Hong Kong PCG photo)
HONG KONG 09 July 2021 – The Consulate General of the Philippines in Hong Kong and Hong Kong Labor and Immigration authorities successfully concluded the 17th Technical Working Group Meeting on 08 July 2020 at the Hong Kong Labour Department Harbour Building, Central, Hong Kong.
Head of delegation Philippine Deputy Consul General Germinia V. Aguilar-Usudan discussed labor and immigration issues affecting Filipino nationals in Hong Kong and the stranded residents and workers in the Philippines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Both sides agreed that the return of Filipino residents and workers to Hong Kong was necessary despite the Philippines’ relegation to Category A1 – Extremely High Risk specified places under Hong Kong’s Prevention and Control of Disease Regulation (Cap. 599H). END
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