People who fly into Hong Kong will have their specimens collected upon arrival and taken to designated hotels for quarantine as part of stepped-up restrictions by the government to prevent imported coronavirus cases during the upcoming Christmas holiday. Chief Executive Carrie Lam said on Tuesday that medical staff would be stationed at the airport to collect specimens from inbound travellers for Covid-19 tests. Currently, deep throat saliva tests are used. She said arrivals will then be taken to designated hotels by designated transport for a 14-day quarantine. The measures will be implemented before Christmas, but no specific dates were announced. Lam thanked the hotel industry for their enthusiastic response to be used for quarantine purposes, saying some 10,000 rooms at 30 to 40 hotels are ready to be used. She said hotel rooms in different price ranges will be available for inbound travellers to choose from. She said the names of the designated hotels will be announced soon after officials carry out final…