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Written by: Di Ruimin, Zheng Rongdi, Peng Zhuowei, Zheng Baosheng, Luo Kun Yilin sword
2020-09-15 15:23
Last update date: 2020-09-15 16:29
Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced today (15th) at 3:30 pm today (15th) that the third round of anti-epidemic funds, the latest measures of the gathering restriction order, and the summary of the national inspection work.
According to the news, the government will announce that bars, karaoke and other places will reopen, and the two theme parks can also announce their respective reopening schedules, and the dinning time of bars and restaurants will be extended to 12 midnight.
Carrie Lam said that the national test was successfully concluded last night. With the restoration of public services today and the resumption of primary and secondary schools next week, she hopes to mark the third wave of the epidemic under control, but emphasizes that it cannot be taken lightly.
She pointed out that the central government has three projects to support the SAR's fight against the epidemic, including national testing, which is unprecedented in Hong Kong. She thanked the medical staff and support staff, and especially thanked the more than 500 members of the mainland nucleic acid testing team.
Nie Dequan, director of the Civil Service Bureau, said that the National Testing Program on the 14th tested 1.78 million samples. If there is no central support for the establishment of laboratories and mainland testing personnel, Hong Kong will do it unconditionally. Thank the central government for its strong support.
He pointed out that the plan has achieved the policy objectives, found confirmed cases, made the public understand that testing is safe and convenient, and established a network of sampling personnel.
As for expenses other than laboratories, including security, logistics, rented venues, protective equipment, support staff salaries, etc., the estimated expenditure is 530 million yuan, which is the responsibility of the Hong Kong government. The laboratory expenses and testing personnel expenses borne by the central government are not included.
Anti-epidemic fund spends 24 billion fiscal deficit to break 300 billion
The government announced that the third round of the anti-epidemic fund will spend 24 billion, including 13 billion yuan to purchase vaccines, support the HA in responding to the winter flu peak and the next wave of epidemics, use hotels as designated quarantine facilities and operate the new Penny's Bay quarantine center. The establishment of quarantine centers in residential care homes for the elderly and residential homes for the disabled, and a subsidy program for the promotion of fly-to-contact payment in public markets under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department.
RMB 4.5 billion to support key affected industries, including catering, tourism, aviation and transportation, sports, art and culture, performance companies that hold popular concerts, clubs, movie theaters, and education including kindergartens, private primary and secondary schools, and tutoring Schools, schools and tertiary institutions catering service providers, school interest classes and school bus services, child care centers, interest classes in Tianjin institutions, beauty salons, massage parlors, game centers, bathrooms, health centers, playgrounds, public entertainment Places, party rooms, nightclubs, bars and pubs, karaoke venues and Mahjong Tianjiu entertainment venues.
In addition, the 4.5 billion yuan also includes the Special Assistance Plan for the Comprehensive Assistance Program, which will be extended for 6 months until May 31, 2021.
Vaccines are being purchased for nursing home employees and medical care are given priority
[16:04] The WHO assesses that the chances of widespread adoption of vaccines in 2021 are relatively small. The government will take two major measures, including the procurement of vaccines for 35% of the population from global procurement cooperation, and contact local manufacturers to pre-order, and will sign confidentiality Agreement, hoping to apply for funding from the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council as soon as possible.
The vaccine will be provided to priority groups, including nursing home staff, chronically ill patients, medical staff, etc.
In terms of local vaccines, the government has allocated 29.5 million yuan to support the development of local vaccines by two universities.
▼Two theme parks reopen on Friday▼
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Nie Dequan: National government spends 530 million yuan on testing
The Secretary for Civil Service, Nie Dequan, pointed out that the SAR government is responsible for the expenditure on national testing, including recruiting staff for medical care, support, security, logistics, online registration, etc.; renting centers, providing equipment, regular cleaning and other hardware services.
The total expenditure is 530 million yuan, of which 370 million yuan, or about 70%, is paid to medical staff and staff of the testing center.
Relax dine-in until 12 hours in the evening to reopen various places
[15:52] Director of the Bureau of Food and Health Chen Zhaoshi said that the popularization plan has carried out 1.783 million tests, of which 32 were positive and 5 overlapped with general tests. Among the 87 close contacts, 5 were diagnosed. Directly and indirectly identify 42 cases.
She pointed out that the popularization plan successfully identified invisible patients and cut off the transmission chain, provided more systematic data, and further analyzed demographic characteristics to help the government arrange the next step.
Chen Zhaoshi said that the latest measures to relax social distancing include extending the business hours of catering establishments to midnight and opening bars, pubs, karaoke, parks and other places for business, but reiterated that epidemic prevention measures must be strictly implemented. This Friday (September 18), Victoria Period 7 days.
[15:50] Carrie Lam said that the large-scale popularization of community testing program ended successfully yesterday, and public services have returned to normal today.
In addition, today is the first time that the third wave of epidemics broke out in July, and the local government has confirmed that this is the first time. It is hoped that this is a sign that the third wave of epidemics has been brought under control, so that citizens can return to their normal lives. Stand up.
She hopes that for aviation, hotels, tourism and other hard-hit industries, we can strive for proper and orderly customs clearance as soon as possible.
She once again thanked the central government for its support. One is the testing plan, because such a large-scale testing is unprecedented in Hong Kong. She thanked more than 1.7 million citizens who participated in the testing, as well as thousands of medical staff, current and retired civil servants for their assistance.
Lin solemnly reiterated that this time the National Health Commission sent a total of 579 nucleic acid testing support teams in the Mainland, and the work has been highly valued by the central leadership.
In addition, the temporary two-story hospital of AsiaWorld-Expo also received central coordination and support; as for community treatment facilities, most of the preliminary design work has been completed, and the Shenzhen government has been approved by the central government to provide assistance, and the quality meets Hong Kong standards.
The working group led by the Secretary for Development has entered the final stage of preparatory work, and construction of the facility will soon begin.
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30 billion yuan in the first round of funds, the second round increases to 137.5 billion
The government launched the first round of 30 billion yuan of epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic fund at the beginning of the outbreak, and it was approved by the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council on February 21. The largest case was 4.7 billion to strengthen support for the HA's anti-epidemic work, followed by 3.348 billion. Yuan subsidies the transportation industry, and also supports local mask production.
On April 18th, the Finance Committee passed the second round of 137.5 billion yuan of epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic fund measures, including the 81.15 billion "job protection" plan, and another 6 billion yuan for government departments to create jobs, and remote business The plan also allocates 1.5 billion yuan.
In this measure, a subsidy of 3.516 billion yuan was provided to the passenger transport industry, 9.52 billion yuan was allocated for the social distancing plan for catering premises, and 6.195 billion yuan was allocated for relief measures for the construction industry.
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