Quarantine awaits the 40 arrivals, who had been faced with nowhere to live; another 60 due to follow soon.
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New regulation applies to over-12s unless they have certificate of exemption; hotel quarantine measures for arrivals remain in place.
Plans are in hand to bring 90 students, who had been unable to book a bed in Macao, back home.
Health workers struggle to cope with 4,500 cases expected today; arrival from Hong Kong tests positive in Macao.
Ten tonnes of frozen meat seized after brief chase; two 40-year-old smugglers from mainland transferred to Public Prosecutions Office.
Around 60 stranded students report unable to make booking; security guards unwilling to work in quarantine hotels.
Most infections Omicron variant; three-year-old girl and trio of over-80s in critical condition; authorities stream hospital admission process.
Government urged to provide rapid antigen test kits to the population for self-testing every other day in the coming two months.
Around 100 daily arrivals threaten to overwhelm current available accommodation, but new hotels must meet Health Bureau standards.