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[Wuhan Pneumonia] Citizens' criticism is not decisive enough for the past few days.

2020-01-23T15:34:08.182Z


Wuhan pneumonia was killed and the city was on high alert. The anti-revision case in Hong Kong has not stopped, and the government's prestige has been frustrated. Generally speaking, the government leads citizens to respond to the epidemic with one heart, which can raise the government's popularity. However, this time the government was criticized for being too slow to deal with it and failed to respond resolutely in the early outbreak in the Mainland. It was a missed opportunity to reverse the popularity. Looking back at SARS in 2003, the people of Hong Kong also had a lot of criticisms of the Government. What exactly do Hong Kong people want? How can Hong Kong people be satisfied?


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Written by: Ban Shan

2020-01-23 23:26

Last updated: 2020-01-23 23:26

Wuhan pneumonia was killed and the city was on high alert. The anti-revision case in Hong Kong has not stopped, and the government's prestige has been frustrated. Generally speaking, the government leads citizens to respond to the epidemic with one heart, which can raise the government's popularity. However, this time the government was criticized for being too slow to deal with it and failed to respond resolutely in the early outbreak in the Mainland. It was a missed opportunity to reverse the popularity.

Looking back at SARS in 2003, the people of Hong Kong also had a lot of criticisms of the Government. What exactly do Hong Kong people want? How can Hong Kong people be satisfied?

In the early days of the SARS outbreak, the mainland people boiled vinegar and drunk blue roots

Looking back at the SARS epidemic in 2003, it broke out in Guangdong in November 2002, and the mainland government began to issue press releases in early 2003. However, there is no effective response to the cause, and the epidemic notification has not been done enough, starting in February. The "self-rescue" method has been circulated in Guangdong. The whole nation has vinegar and drunk blue roots to fight the epidemic.

At that time, the mainland government always stated that the epidemic was not serious, and the football match between China and Brazil was also held as usual. On February 21, Liu Jianlun, a retired professor from the Second Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, went to Hong Kong to attend a loved one's wedding and stayed at the Jinghua International Hotel in Yau Ma Tei. During the period, it was transmitted to many passengers and the epidemic spread to Hong Kong.

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More than 10 doctors in Victoria hospital have no immediate action

A few days after Liu Jianlun's arrival in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong government and society were not alert. On March 10, sources quoted by the television revealed that more than 10 medical staff in the Prince of Wales Hospital had fever and upper respiratory infection symptoms in the past few days. , Shocked the whole of Hong Kong.

The virus continued to spread in the Hong Kong community. On March 27, the Hong Kong government announced a series of measures, including a ban on visiting SARS patients. People who have been in close contact with patients must report to the designated health department clinics every day for 10 days, and enter and exit all areas. The control point implements a reporting mechanism.

On March 31, the Hong Kong government isolated Block E of Amoy Gardens and moved its residents to a holiday camp for isolation.

Reporting opaque Yang Yongqiang was criticized "check yourself"

During the period from the outbreak to the community outbreak, the Hong Kong government was repeatedly criticized by the public for reporting opaqueness, and did not take the initiative to provide information on the outbreak. Some citizens summarized daily media reports on the Internet, which became a way for citizens to understand the extent of the outbreak in the community. It was not until the end of the outbreak that the government released daily case data from various regions.

Based on SARS experience in 2003, the government was mainly criticized for failing to strengthen quarantine and protection measures in a timely manner when dealing with the epidemic, and for failing to publicize the epidemic situation and data in a timely manner. Yang Yongqiang, then director of the Health, Welfare and Food Bureau, repeatedly emphasized that there were no signs of community spread, insisting that schools do not need to suspend classes, which also caused anger. Later, Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa set up a SARS committee, which was led by Yang Yongqiang to investigate. He was criticized for investigating himself and deepening public grievances. Finally, a large number of citizens marched on July 1, 2003.

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Chen Zhaoshi announced the first case of Wuhan pneumonia in a timely manner

This time for pneumonia in Wuhan, the Hong Kong government already has experience in dealing with SARS. After the first confirmed case was detected on January 22, the director of the Food and Health Bureau, Chen Zhaoshi, held a press conference on the evening of the same day to announce the high-speed train schedules taken by patients. And the whereabouts of their family members. The information is more transparent than in the SARS period in 2003.

Zhang Jianzong said that high-speed rail passengers do not need to fill in the declaration form to anger people

Except for coughing at the press conference, Chen Zhaoshi's performance is not bad, but the society is concerned about whether the government will have more measures. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Zhang Jianzong, said the day before the first confirmed case (January 21) that high-speed rail passengers do not need to fill out a health declaration form, as filling out the form in the lobby is crowded and increases the risk of infection. Asked whether he would urge the public not to go to Wuhan, Zhang said that "the most important thing is personal hygiene."

Zhang Jianzong's remarks caused a lot of repercussions in the society. The public raised various doubts. The first Wuhan pneumonia case happened just the day after Zhang Jianzong's speech. It also happened to be passed in by high-speed rail passengers, which made Zhang Jianzong's remarks widely "err" on the Internet.

And Zhang Jianzong, Chen Zhaoshi and other officials will hold a memorandum on the 23rd. Zhang Jianzong has not yet decided that mainland passengers entering the airport need to fill out a health declaration form, saying only "active consideration". At this time when more than one confirmed case occurred in Hong Kong, this remark would inevitably disappoint the Hong Kong people.

At a press conference, the Director of Health, Chen Hanyi, stated that "unless you have symptoms, you do not need to wear a mask in general social situations." Apart from the difficulty in distinguishing between "normal social occasions" and "non-ordinary social occasions", as the second confirmed case in Hong Kong had no fever symptoms, the need to wear a mask was criticized.

Hong Kong people love complaints and love more strict requirements on the government

I remember in particular that the former Chief Executive's wife, Dong Zhao Hongyu, had two big sayings in 2003. In addition to "washing hands, washing hands and washing hands", there is also "You Hong Kong people know plain, plain, and plain." In fact, the main reason for Hong Kong people's complaints is that the government cannot meet the high demands of Hong Kong people.

In addition to complaining, Hong Kong people are also used to compare. This time, Wuhan pneumonia saw Wuhan's "capped city", Macau canceled the Lunar New Year activities, and strengthened border quarantine with Zhuhai. Naturally, there was a ruler in mind. Look at the statements made by officials such as Zhang Jianzong, as well as the free crossing of passenger cars below the seven-seat Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge during the Lunar New Year. In addition, the director of the Education Bureau, Yang Runxiong, said that “even if there is a confirmed case, the actual situation and professional opinions must be considered.” The decision on whether to suspend classes has given the Hong Kong people the impression that the government has taken the disease lightly and has not been determined to take strict preventive measures. Even though this may not be the case, it is really difficult to add points to this already low popularity by using this method of treatment and the perception of the citizen.

Film explanation is the icing on the cake, citizens want to see timely measures

As the head of Hong Kong's top 100 officials, Lin Zheng, who filmed during the Davos Forum in Switzerland, stated that he had instructed officials to respond quickly, be prepared, and be transparent in the epidemic prevention work. She also emphasized that she will return to Hong Kong early in the morning after she finishes her work.

The actual meeting of government officials is unknown to the outside world, but in addition to watching movies, Hong Kong people's impression of the government is more important to whether the government has taken measures in a timely manner. After the measures have satisfied the citizens, and then film and talk, the citizens naturally appreciate the blame. Taiwan's response this time is rapid, and the response measures have been synchronized with the public's sense of crisis. Cai Yingwen's speech on Facebook can achieve the icing on the cake.

In fact, the Hong Kong government has been accused of being slow for most of the past six months. For example, the anti-revision regulations have been unwilling to announce the formal withdrawal of the regulations. The problem is more difficult to solve. The spread of the epidemic will not wait for others. The government's response, determination, control and transparency will be the key to public praise.

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Source: hk1

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