The third community isolation facility (CIF) in Hong Kong constructed with the support from the mainland has been put into operation immediately after it was handed over to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Saturday.
The newly-built CIF on the Hong Kong Boundary Crossing Facilities Island of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge provides over 400 rooms with around 1,200 beds for emergency isolation.
The facility, which covers an area of about 24,000 square meters, is composed of modular cubicles, with each room equipped with basic furniture and bedding, air conditioner and smoke sensor, among others.
Designed and built by China State Construction International Holdings Ltd., the construction of the facility was completed in less than 20 days.
Among the mainland-aided CIFs, the ones in Tsing Yi and San Tin have started operation, and their room occupancy rate have reached around 80 percent.
The other projects in Ma Sik Road of Fanling, Hung Shui Kiu and Tam Mei of Yuen Long, will be handed over to the HKSAR government this month.
The six facilities will provide about 20,000 additional beds for emergency isolation.
Official data showed that Hong Kong registered 15,789 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday.
Produced by Xinhua Global Service
