The Government announced today the list of the first batch of designated quarantine hotels (DQHs) for the eighth cycle of the Designated Quarantine Hotel Scheme, with 62 hotels providing about 23,000 rooms.

The new cycle will run from August 1 to October 31.

The Government issued letters in May to some 2,000 hotels and guesthouses with valid licences to invite applications for enlisting as DQHs in the eighth cycle.

A total of 62 currently serving DQHs are confirmed suitable under the eighth cycle of the scheme after assessment, providing rooms of various types and rates for selection by arrivals in Hong Kong from places other than the Mainland and Macau.

The Government said it is still conducting assessments on other hotels applying for joining this cycle of the scheme.