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Hong Kong medical authorities have confirmed THEIR third case of the A/H1N1 flu in the Special Administrative Region. Twenty-two passengers and one crew member who were on the same flight as the patient have been tracked down and put under quarantine.

Health officials are calling for passengers who were seated in rows 57 to 63 on Cathay Pacific flight CX 831 to contact the Center for Health Protection at the number on your screen. The region's third case is a 23-year-old male Chinese student studying in the United States. He was taken straight to hospital from the airport after arriving in Hong Kong late Saturday showing symptoms of the virus.