Hong Kong’s swine flu precautions

The move came after a Mexican visitor to the territory was diagnosed with the virus, which led to the quarantine of about 300 residents and staff at a local hotel.
Modern Terminals, which operates four facilities at Kwai Chung container port, said it had introduced six measures in response to the outbreak.
Corporate affairs manager Joel Cheung said these included the postponement of terminal visits and non-urgent meetings.
“Shipping lines are requested to provide health declarations for crew upon berthing,” she said.
Other measures include health checks and the creation of a contingency plan.
“We do not stop authorised personnel from boarding vessels alongside our berths,” Ms Cheung said.
“In the face of the threat of an international outbreak of H1N1 influenza A, we have implemented preventive measures in line with the recommendations from the department of health. We will continue to monitor the situation and review the measures.”
DP World, which operates container terminals 3 and 8 West and the ATL Logistics Centre, has also halted visits.
Company spokeswoman Yvonne Chu said: “We have stopped all visits that are not necessary for business. We are taking all necessary precautions while allowing our customers to conduct business with us.”
Hutchison Port Holdings, which has five terminals in Hong Kong, including a joint venture with Cosco Pacific along with 48 ports in the rest of the world, said it was monitoring the situation globally.