A spokesman for the Department of Health of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region said in the 24 hours to noon on Thursday, five people fulfilling influenza A/H1N1 reporting criteria were reported to the Center for Health Protection (CHP).

"They are in stable condition and laboratory results of their specimens are pending," the spokesman said.

So far, a total of 94 cases fulfilling the reporting criteria were received. Eighty-seven of them tested negative.

Up to 4 p.m. on Thursday, the CHP's hotline had received 2,181 calls since it was set up on April 30.

(Xinhua News Agency May 14, 2009)