Hong Kong Government: More than 130,000 home monitors have worn electronic bracelets or bracelets to date

Mr Xue said that the Hong Kong SAR government now mainly USES low-power Bluetooth bracelets to pair with the mobile home Quarantine application, to monitor people subject to mandatory home quarantine and to conduct surprise checks via video calls to ensure they are staying in designated locations.The disposable monitoring bracelets with qr codes will only be available on March 19 solstice and 30. 

As of June 1, about 9,800 home monitors had used reusable bracelets, 87,000 had used disposable bracelets, and 41,000 had used disposable bracelets with a qr code printed on them.

Mr Xue noted that the GOVERNMENT still needs to use reusable electronic bracelets to support home monitoring.After the outbreak, arrangements will be made to provide reusable electronic bracelets to other government departments for use in other services, such as caring for elderly people in nursing homes.