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Jordan Closed Area | Lam Cheng denies that the closed area disturbs the people, describing that he has done his best to fight the epidemic for a year "only better"

2021-01-23T10:04:40.533Z


For the first time in response to the epidemic, the Hong Kong government has sealed off designated areas and required citizens to complete testing within a limited time. At 4 am today (23rd), it was announced that the designated area of ​​Jordan will be sealed off, and a large number of police officers will be sent to pull up the iron gate to enclose the area.


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Written by: Zhong Yan

2021-01-23 15:19

Last update date: 2021-01-23 17:57

For the first time in response to the epidemic, the Hong Kong government has sealed off designated areas and required citizens to complete testing within a limited time.

At 4 a.m. today (23rd), it was announced that the designated area of ​​Jordan will be enclosed, a large number of police officers will be dispatched, iron gates will be set up to enclose the area, multiple inspection stations will be set up, and food, water and other materials will be prepared for residents in the area.

Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor visited the blocked restricted area this afternoon.

She denied that the lockdown arrangement was a nuisance to the people, and she did not agree to describe the practice as "lockdown". She believes that the practice of cooperating with mandatory inspections to restrict residents' movement is different from the practice of foreign lockdowns.

She emphasized that this experience will be summed up, and when it is implemented in the future, the method of publicizing the closed area will be improved to prevent residents from leaving the area early.

Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor also commented on the work of fighting the epidemic for a year, describing the fight against the epidemic as "there is no best, only better", referring to the government's efforts to fight the epidemic.

The government has set up 3 areas in Jordan and Yau Ma Tei. The blue is the designated area (testing is required for the confirmed building or sewage virus), the yellow is the restricted area (the 48-hour compulsory testing is blocked), and the red is the core area (all people must be tested) .

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Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor visited the blocked restricted area this afternoon.

(Photo by Liang Pengwei)

[16:26] Lin Zheng said that there are 51 inspection stations in the area, and the inspection capacity is tens of thousands.

Colleagues have worked hard to knock on the door one by one to request testing. They have tried their best to achieve the smallest details. It is difficult to ask the government to ensure 100% testing.

She also pointed out that the operation involved 3,000 people and they had to leave the district early for inspection. There were also markets in the district, which had to be handled under "law, reason, and emotion."

At the meeting last night, knowing that the news had been leaked, the Director of Food and Environmental Hygiene had been asked to notify the market businesses in the district to handle the goods first.

She emphasized that she will sum up experience and try her best to improve.

She reiterated the need to initiate the closure of the area. In consideration of public health, there are many cases in the area involved and many sewage monitoring samples.

If similar actions were taken in every case in each building, she frankly admitted that it might not be able to execute them.

When deciding to close the area, there are many factors to monitor, and the feasibility of implementation must also be considered.

She is convinced that "colleagues working hard will fulfill their mission."

[16:13] Lin Zheng said that on the first anniversary of the fight against the epidemic, the anti-epidemic work was raised to the highest level on January 25 last year. In the past year, he "did his best" and admitted that "there is no best, only better."

In the process of fighting the epidemic, we refer to the opinions of experts and the WHO, hoping to do better.

She said that the operation should be kept confidential to prevent residents from leaving before the operation, but the operation takes time to prepare. When summing up experience, it will consider how to let the public know the arrangement as soon as possible.

She also pointed out that disapproving of the closure arrangement is a nuisance to the residents, and the measures are based on public health considerations. When talking to the affected residents, the other party agreed to the practice.

When asked how the authorities track down the "evacuated" residents, she said that compulsory testing requires the cooperation of the public. There were high-profile actions in Yiming Village earlier, and it was found that the residents had a high rate of compliance. Only more than 100 people had not been tested. The protection center followed up.

However, the government does not have the list of residents in the closed areas that are private buildings. The Civil Affairs Department has inspected house by house and found that more than 100 people have not been tested.

If the public cooperates and supports it, the efficiency will be higher, and if the law enforcement alone is based, there will be more disputes.

Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that she has done her best in fighting the epidemic for a year, describing "there is no best, only better."

(Photo by Yu Ruijing)

[16:09] For some residents who "evacuated" before the start of the operation, Lam Cheng agrees that it is not ideal. If there are more similar operations, it will improve.

She said that there is a chance that because of the large number of participants involved, the public will notice that the "wind" will leave. I hope the public will know that the government has a full set of supporting facilities and that there will be similar actions next time. The affected residents do not need to worry too much and evacuate.

[16:04] Lin Zhengxue said that in terms of sewage virus monitoring, the government has concentrated its ability to inspect sewage in restricted areas in the past few days. Ninety percent of the monitoring points in the area have tested positive. The situation is worrying.

She also pointed out that the government must also consider the feasibility of operations. To block a small area of ​​about 10,000 residents today, 3,000 civil servants will be employed and private testing contractors must quickly cooperate.

She pointed out that we must act quickly in order to minimize the impact and residents can leave work as usual next week.

Lam Cheng also explained that the authorities hope to isolate the sick cases as soon as possible, and also hope to eliminate the anxiety of residents in the district as soon as possible.

She said that the area has been described as an epidemic area recently, which has an impact on businesses in the area, and hopes to eliminate doubts.

She emphasized that this time the censorship method will not be used only once, and will sum up the experience this time, and will use it again when similar situations arise.

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[16:00] Carrie Lam said that she inspected small areas on the spot for mandatory testing, and was there to cheer up colleagues and to understand the testing situation.

She said that this is the first time that the Hong Kong government has invoked relevant regulations to close the area. The relevant regulations were passed by the guild last month and fall under the provisions of Article 599J of the law, which prohibits persons undergoing compulsory testing from leaving designated areas before completing the testing.

She said that the SAR government had made preparations earlier. Before introducing the lockdown arrangement, the government had several considerations, including considering several health indicators, including confirmed cases and case connectivity. In the past period of time, there were 162 cases in relevant areas. .

At the same time, the authorities will take into account the condition of the building and the sanitary conditions, and there will be no buildings in the area, and many sub-divided houses.

On the afternoon of January 23, all residents in the restricted area of ​​Yau Ma Tei, Jordan were not allowed to leave and had to go to the mobile sampling station for testing.

(Photo by Liao Yanxiong)

When Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor met with reporters before the executive meeting 4 days ago (19th), she was asked whether she would implement a foot ban in Yau Tsim Mong District or adopt the method of handling Yi Ming Village.

She pointed out at the time that the government would still adopt the method of Yiming Village when handling compulsory testing to check whether people in the building have been tested.

She also said that even if there is no intensive law enforcement, the Civil Affairs Department will shoot door by door to ensure that citizens are tested.

Mr. Zhou, who works as a construction site, went out this morning to learn about the government’s enclosing arrangements. "Should be sealed and get a cigarette!" He was worried that the employer would deduct labor from the sudden suspension of work. "If you want to check for nucleic acid, I will check it. , Don’t stop me from time, rework and be late to the elderly, pay fine for labor.”

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