No more Hong Kong residents are hospitalised in Thailand in the wake of the South Asian tsunami. About 877 enquiries and 1,425 calls for assistance have been made on the Immigration Department's 2829 3010 hotline.

There are 34 cases in which callers have been able to provide the personal particulars of people missing and some information about their last known location. Thirty-one are in Thailand and three in Indonesia.

With the fall in demand for services, the Hong Kong support team's deployment in Thailand will continue to be adjusted, although all essential services will continue.

The help desk at Bangkok International Airport will continue operating during busy hours. Three telephone hotlines will continue to operate around the clock. They are 096471215 and 096471208 (for calling from Thailand) or Hong Kong number (852) 9038 6578. Local residents can call the Immigration Department's hotline 2829 3010.

On the DNA database set up by Thai authorities to help verify identities, Police continue to contact relatives of missing Hong Kong people for the collection of DNA samples. So far, it has taken samples from 27 family members.

People should also beware of suspected fraud email soliciting donations to help South Asian people affected by the tsunamis. Reports on such email can be made to Police at 2860 5012.