HKSAR government introduces new rules limiting ship crew movement 

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government announced on Sunday that ship crews will be prohibited from coming on land starting July 29, and will only be allowed to travel directly between their boats and the airport, or vice-versa, on transport arranged by their employers.

The government said rotation of sailors via Hong Kong will only be allowed for vessels bringing daily goods into the city.

Meanwhile, a virus test and quarantine will be asked for plane crew if they do not provide proof of a negative coronavirus test result in the 48 hours before their flight to Hong Kong.

The new rules will end when the situation in Hong Kong is brought under control, the government said.

The Asian financial hub has seen a growing number of new cases in recent weeks, with sources of some cases remaining unknown.

As of Saturday, a total of 2,505 cases including 18 deaths were recorded in Hong Kong.