Hong Kong battles worldwide fears about SARS virus

Amid fears Hong Kong is allowing a deadly respiratory virus to spread overseas, officials prepared today to check all departing air travellers for fevers as they battled the international perception the city is unsafe.

Hong Kong battles worldwide fears about SARS virus

Amid fears Hong Kong is allowing a deadly respiratory virus to spread overseas, officials prepared today to check all departing air travellers for fevers as they battled the international perception the city is unsafe.

Authorities are discussing how to take the temperature of every single air passenger leaving Hong Kong, a burden the administration may impose on airlines, said Eva Wong, a Health Department spokeswoman.

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