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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2021-01-26 17:30
Last update date: 2021-01-26 17:30
The fourth wave of the epidemic continued, and 18 new buildings in Sham Shui Po were included in the list of compulsory building tests. Of these, 16 buildings were "on the list" due to continuous positive samples of sewage samples. Cheung Sha Wan Road and Apliu Street were the hardest hit areas.
The reporter inspected the area of the 16 buildings involved today (26th) and found that some buildings in the area used open "water buckets" to collect sewage to the drain.
Many back alleys in this area are in poor sanitation. One back alley on Alia Street has a tall "garbage hill", which has not been cleaned for many years, and sewage has accumulated on the ground.
Some citizens who visited Apliu Street deliberately made their own "anti-epidemic helmet" and planned to leave immediately after shopping.
There are back lanes in Sham Shui Po and there is water on the ground.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The government has earlier designated a "designated area in Sham Shui Po." If a unit has one or more confirmed cases in the past 14 days, or even if there are no confirmed cases, the sewage samples of the unit continue to test positive, residents will be required to undergo mandatory testing.
According to this criterion, on January 25, 18 buildings located in the "Designated Area of Sham Shui Po" must be included in the mandatory test announcement. Among them, sewage samples of 16 buildings continued to test positive, of which 8 buildings were located on Apliu Street and 7 buildings Located on Cheung Sha Wan Road.
During the reporter's inspection, he could see from the outer wall of the building that some buildings used open "water buckets" to collect sewage to the drain; and a "garbage hill" appeared in one of the back lanes of Alia Street, where a large amount of paper and debris accumulated.
Some neighbours said it was caused by a scavenger in the area.
In addition, the back alleys of many buildings on Apliu Street are filled with water and the elderly urinate everywhere.
Until the afternoon, there were cleaners in the back alleys for routine cleaning, but the related personnel did not wear masks, eye-eyepieces and other equipment, and when they used water guns to wash the floor, a lot of splashes were raised.
Mr. Chen, who has been in stalls nearby for more than ten years, revealed that the relevant situation has been around for more than ten years, but no one has cleaned it up. He described it as a "spectacle of Sham Shui Po."
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Nearby stall owners: Garbage Mountain has been formed for more than ten years
Mr. Chen, who has been stalling nearby for more than 10 years, revealed that the "garbage hill" situation has been around for more than a decade, and there are many snakes, insects, rats and ants in the back lanes, but they have not been cleaned up. He described it as a "Sham Shui Po Wonder".
He also pointed out that there have been many confirmed cases in the district, and the flow of visitors has decreased significantly recently, and business has also been affected, but he believes that "there is no surprise."
Uncle Zeng made his own "anti-epidemic helmet", "I keep covering even my hair."
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Citizens make their own anti-epidemic helmets visit Apliu Street
Uncle Zeng, 81, who lives in Tsing Yi, said frankly that he was very worried about the epidemic. He has reduced his outings on weekdays. On average, he would go out once every three days to buy daily necessities.
He said that he knows that many more buildings in Sham Shui Po District require mandatory testing today, but because they need to buy a phone card, they still need to come and go home as soon as they are finished.
In addition to putting on gloves, Bo Zeng even made his own "epidemic helmet". "I keep covering even my hair... It's easy to use. I will disinfect it again when I go back."
District Councillor: Forced inspection of multiple sub-districted buildings
Sham Shui Po District Councillor Liu Peiyu said that most of the buildings with positive sewage samples have operating sub-units. "One sub-district, six sub-districts, one sub-district and seven are common."
As for some buildings without building corporations, the sanitary conditions are even worse.
She said that the residents are currently feeling a little hesitant. "Whether the sewage sample is positive, can Chung use water again? What is the test? The city must be closed?"
She revealed that no staff from the Civil Affairs Department and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department have contacted the residents for the time being, and no one has been present for disinfection so far. She hopes that the government will send staff upstairs to clean and clean up debris in the back lane as soon as possible, and explain the impact of sewage to the residents.
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