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New crown pneumonia | The IACM requests district councils to postpone their meeting for the second time after 14 days after the outbreak

2020-12-01T23:45:11.512Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic broke out again. Recently, "dancing groups" have appeared. The number of diagnosed daily is close to 100. Experts are worried about the fourth wave of the epidemic. Yang Xueying, chairman of the Wan Chai District Council, said on social media that


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Author: Zheng Baosheng

2020-12-01 21:10

Last update date: 2020-12-01 21:10

The new crown pneumonia epidemic broke out again. Recently, "dancing groups" have appeared. The number of diagnosed daily is close to 100. Experts are worried about the fourth wave of the epidemic.

Wan Chai District Council Chairman Yang Xueying said on social media that she received a message from the Home Affairs Department that, in response to the seriousness of the epidemic, the district councils are required to postpone the district council/committee/working group meetings in the next 14 days (December 2-15). "So as not to gather people" to reduce the risk of community transmission.

This is the new crown pneumonia epidemic so far, and the IACM has suspended district council meetings for the second time.

Yang Xueying published a message from Xie Xiaohua, Director of the Home Affairs Department, requesting the postponement of the meetings of the district boards from the 2nd to the 15th.

Postponed meeting from 2 to 15 days

According to the information published by Xueying Yang, the Director of Home Affairs Xie Xiaohua said that the government decided to re-implement strict social distancing measures and close some premises for 14 days starting yesterday (November 30). This message was related to the suspension of the February 14 meeting. The notice is similar.

Xie said, "In view of this, this department asks the district councils to postpone the district council/committee/working group meeting for the next 14 days (December 2-15) to avoid gathering people and reduce the risk of community transmission," he said We will review the meeting schedule in two weeks in response to the epidemic.

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Yang Yu, chairman of the Sham Shui Po District Council and member of the Association for Democracy and People's Livelihood, also confirmed receipt of the message.

He said that for the time being, he plans to hold an online meeting, but originally scheduled for Thursday (3rd) there will be a meeting of the Environmental and Health Committee. It is hoped that government officials will participate in the discussion. It still depends on the specific arrangements.

According to the document, the Sham Shui Po District Council will discuss the West Kowloon Waste Transfer Station service and Cheung Sha Wan sewer pipe on Thursday.

Tai Po District Councillor Ou Zhenhua also stated that he received the message, and said that the wording of the message was "hope" instead of "mandatory" extension. It is not yet known whether it must be implemented.

On February 8 this year, in response to the epidemic, the government also called for the cancellation of two-week district board activities and meetings. The Home Affairs Department did not provide venues and secretarial services.

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