HONG KONG, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Monday raised the Outbound Travel Alert (OTA) for Iran and Israel to black, the highest level in the city's three-tier alert system.
Meanwhile, the HKSAR government issued amber OTA for Bahrain, Jordan, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
A spokesperson for the HKSAR government said that black OTA signifies a severe threat. Given the highly unpredictable security situation in Iran and Israel, the HKSAR government advises Hong Kong residents to avoid all travel to the two countries.
While Kuwait is currently not covered by the OTA system, the Security Bureau of the HKSAR government has updated the OTA webpage regarding supplementary information for Kuwait, reminding residents to exercise caution and attend to personal safety.
The bureau will continue to closely monitor the situation of the relevant Middle East countries.
