Coronavirus: elderly Hongkonger intercepted on bus latest to flout quarantine rules, two others will be first to face prosecution
- The 81-year-old, who normally resides in Shenzhen, had been brought back to Hong Kong by his son last week amid rising coronavirus concerns
- Police revealed four other quarantine violation cases on Monday evening in which two now face prosecution
An 81-year-old man ordered to stay at home after returning to the city from mainland China became the latest Hongkonger to flee quarantine on Tuesday, only to be intercepted hours later on a double-decker bus headed towards Shenzhen.
Meanwhile, the government has purchased 170 new smartphones to help them track the whereabouts of those under quarantine.
One government insider involved in quarantine arrangements told the Post the phones had been given to both civil servants and those confined. “They have been using brand new Samsung and Xiaomi phones,” the source said.
The spokesman for the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer confirmed to the Post that about HK$260,000 had been spent to purchase what he called “basic smart phones” to check the locations of confinees and conduct video conferencing with them.
