Coronavirus: Foreign construction workers in flats may now leave home

From today, about 85,000 foreign construction workers staying in Housing Board flats and private residences, including shophouses, can leave their homes, with the ending of their stay-home notice (SHN) at 11.59pm yesterday.

But they must continue to abide by circuit breaker measures and head out only for necessities, such as buying food.

The move, however, does not apply to construction workers staying in accommodation such as purpose-built dormitories, factory-converted dormitories and temporary quarters on construction sites.

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