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The Hong Kong government advocates ordering the closing office to ensure that customers must travel with peace of mind. Those with a negative certificate have priority to enter the venue

2021-01-28T08:49:48.911Z


As the epidemic continues, Hong Kong's economy has suffered a severe setback. The Hong Kong Government has submitted a document to the Legislative Council to introduce relevant measures taken by the Hong Kong Government to revitalize the economy. The authorities mentioned that they would encourage premises that are being ordered to close their business and provide incentives when they reopen in the future to attract


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Written by: Chen Shuxia

2021-01-28 16:44

Last update date: 2021-01-28 16:44

As the epidemic continues, Hong Kong's economy has suffered a severe setback. The Hong Kong Government has submitted a document to the Legislative Council to introduce relevant measures taken by the Hong Kong Government to revitalize the economy.

The authorities mentioned that they would encourage premises that are being ordered to close their business, and provide incentives when they reopen in the future to attract customers to conduct a virus test before entering the venue, such as issuing coupons to those with negative results, or allowing priority entry.

The government also stated that it is working with the Airport Authority to study the "digital health pass" technology developed by international shipping organizations and other different organizations and institutions to facilitate future travel of citizens.

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As the epidemic continues, many listed premises such as theme parks and cinemas are still temporarily closed. The document submitted by the Hong Kong Government to the Legislative Council Subcommittee on Promoting Hong Kong’s Economy stated that the Bureau of Commerce and Economic Development is discussing with various industries to encourage industry operators to implement changes. Strict epidemic prevention and sanitation measures are in preparation for the reopening.

Require the industry to ensure that visitors use "Travel with peace of mind"

Relevant measures include requiring all employees or practitioners to conduct regular tests; requiring site managers to ensure that all visitors use "Travel with Peace" to scan specific QR codes displayed in the venues to facilitate tracking of the whereabouts of confirmed persons and their contacts; and using technology to control the flow of people as much as possible , To reduce the risk of transmission of crowds.

The document also mentioned that the bureau also encourages the industry to provide incentives to encourage visitors to take a virus test before entering the venue, such as issuing coupons to those with negative test results, or allowing priority entry.



Theme park shows cooperation

As for the tourism industry, the Hong Kong government stated that it is considering taking advantage of the greatly improved detection and tracking capabilities, requiring the tourism industry to adopt more stringent measures in detection and tracking, and expects to gradually restart local tourism activities, reopen theme parks and eventually recover Travel between Hong Kong and the Mainland and overseas.

The Hong Kong government did not disclose specific details, but it mentioned the intention of the two parks. "When they reopen in the future, they are also willing to cooperate with the government's new measures in detection, prevention and tracking to further reduce the risk of the epidemic."

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The Hong Kong government is also studying the feasibility of opening up cruise tourism. The document mentions that considering that neighboring areas such as Taiwan, Singapore and Japan have gradually resumed local cruises, the government will continue to discuss with the industry to further control the epidemic and cooperate effectively. The anti-epidemic and social distancing measures have been studied to restart cruise tourism.

After the epidemic is ``controllable'', it will resume the "tourism bubble" with Singapore

The government document also mentioned that once the epidemic is under control, Hong Kong and overseas travel will be started as soon as possible to prepare, including the "air travel bubble" established with Singapore.

The Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau is also maintaining close contact with Guangdong and Macao, studying the situation where the epidemic situation in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao can be controlled, through the health code mutual recognition test results, and gradually restore the normal crossing of residents in the three places. Border exchanges.

The epidemic continues and the tourism industry has entered a state of ice. Dongying Tour recently announced the demobilization of 120 Japanese and long-term tour guides.

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The Hong Kong government is intensively working on vaccination.

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In terms of vaccination, the Secretary for Innovation and Technology Xue Yongheng revealed earlier that the Hong Kong government is setting up an "electronic needle card" and an appointment registration system.

The government’s submission to the Legislative Council also disclosed that the Hong Kong Government is working with the Airport Authority to study the digital health pass technology developed by international shipping organizations and other organizations and institutions, and the development of related international standards, to promote the interconnection of related digital health records and technology platforms , To facilitate the citizens to travel abroad in the future.

In other words, you may need to submit health records for travel abroad in the future, including virus test results and even vaccination records.



Checking the information revealed that the Chief Information Officer of the Government, Lin Weiqiao, also revealed earlier that the government is studying the test results and even the vaccination records of citizens, and formulating standards, hoping to achieve global communication.

He gave an example at the time that the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" system was one of the examples of interoperability.

The government resumed some public services on January 28, stipulating that entering government buildings must use "Travel with peace of mind"

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