14 Hongkongers in Israel, Iran and Jordan contact authorities amid conflict
Authorities have received inquiries from 14 Hongkongers in three Middle Eastern countries caught up in the ongoing Israel-Iran conflict, while a travel sector representative has said there were no tour groups from the city in those areas.
The Immigration Department said it had received the inquiries from the Hongkongers in Israel, Iran and Jordan as of Monday 5pm. Two of them had already left.
Since late last week, Israel and Iran have launched multiple attacks against each other in various cities, including their respective capitals Tel Aviv and Tehran. The airspace in neighbouring Jordan, which was closed down twice amid the conflict, was reopened on Sunday, but the situation remained chaotic.
Fanny Yeung Shuk-fun, executive director of the Travel Industry Council, told the Post on Tuesday the group did not have information of any Hong Kong tours currently in the three countries, and it had not received any request for help so far.
Israeli soldiers search through the rubble of residential buildings destroyed by an Iranian missile strike in Bat Yam, central Israel, on Sunday. Photo: AP
She added no tour groups from the city had to her knowledge visited those areas for a long time.
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