[Fugitive Offenders Ordinance] The two health care unions urged the Hong Kong Government to disclose tear gas. The two directors misled the public.

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Written by: Zheng Cuibi

2019-11-22 13:06

In the conflict between the police and the people in the anti-reforms, the police used thousands of tear gas to disperse. The tears spread throughout the city. Many people were concerned about the composition of the tear gas and its impact on the human body. However, the Secretary for Food and Health, Mr Chan Chan-chuen, and the Secretary for the Environment, Mr Wong Kam-sing, on Wednesday (20th), refused to disclose the chemical composition of the tear gas when they replied to the question of the Legislative Council Members.

The Hong Kong Allied Medical Staff and Nurses Association and the Hospital Authority Staff Association today (22nd) issued a joint statement criticizing the two directors for not only failing to dispel public concerns, but may even mislead the public to ignore the impact of tear gas on their health. "I It will be considered that the Government has been slow to announce the chemical composition of the tear gas. It is to let the public overwhelm the well-being and health of the public and let the public, including the police officers, remain in the dark."

The two unions urged the government to immediately disclose the tear gas composition.

When the police dispersed the demonstrators, they issued "tears and tears" from time to time. The surrounding areas became white and the visibility was extremely low. (Photo picture / Liang Pengwei photo)

The Hong Kong Allied Medical Staff and Nurses Association and the Hospital Authority Staff Association today issued a joint statement condemning the responses of the two Secretaries. "The above response has not only released public doubts, but may even mislead the public to ignore the impact of tear gas on their health."

The two trade unions believe that if the tear gas contains dioxin or other dangerous chemicals, not only the citizens and demonstrators will be affected, but also the health of frontline police officers. According to the World Health Organization, dioxin is a group of chemicals that have persistent pollution to the environment. It has very high potential toxicity and is not easily decomposed. Once produced, it will persist in the environment. A major crisis in public health, humans can ingest dioxin through food, water, air and skin contact. The statement pointed out that police officers who spray tear gas are likely to be the people most exposed to and ingested dioxin, and once dioxin enters the human body, it will stay for a long time. They are estimated to be as long as 7 to 11 years in the half-life of the human body (the time required for the concentration of the substance in the body to fall to the first half).

The statement continues that if humans accidentally ingest a large amount of dioxin, it can cause various skin problems, including chloracne, skin rash and discoloration, excessive body hair, etc., and have the opportunity to affect liver function. Long-term intake is more likely to damage. The immune system, reproductive function, endocrine system and developing nervous system, especially the fetus and newborn are most sensitive to dioxins due to the rapid development of the organ system.

The two trade unions believe that there is already a lot of evidence that the tear gas bombs fired by the police are the source of dioxin release. However, the police have instructed the promoters to burn debris to be the main source of dioxin. Some scholars have refuted the police. Therefore, it is disappointing that Huang Jinxing still refers to burning garbage as the main source of dioxin. The two trade unions criticized Huang Jinxing for misleading the public.

The two trade unions bluntly said, "I will think that the Government has been slow to announce the chemical composition of the tear gas. It is to let politics overwhelm the well-being and health of the public and to keep the public, including the police officers, in the dark." The two trade unions urged the Government to disclose immediately. The tear gas bombs, especially the tear gas bombs used from September to November, relieved the public's doubts and asked the government to order police officers not to apply tear gas bombs until they confirmed that the tear gas components were harmful to frontline police officers and the public.

When the police dispersed the demonstrators, they issued "tears and tears" from time to time. The surrounding areas became white and the visibility was extremely low. (Photo picture / Luo Junhao photo)

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