Politics
Written by: Huang Fengyi and Zhu Jieling
2020-01-25 18:33
Last updated: 2020-01-25 23:45The "Wuhan pneumonia" epidemic is coming. Hong Kong has five confirmed cases today. The Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, has held a press conference today (25th) to announce a series of measures, including raising the emergency level from the current "severe" to the highest. "Urgent" level; postponed school resumption dates for elementary schools, kindergartens, special schools until February 17; and cancellation of all recent large-scale events, including the Lantern Festival Gala in the LCSD Park and the Hong Kong Marathon next month.
Members of the Democratic Legislative Assembly held a press conference in response to Lin Zheng's latest announced measures for epidemic prevention.
Chen Shuzhuang, the convener of the Democratic Conference, believes that the government should "seal customs" within a short period of time and no longer allow mainland visitors to enter, but Hong Kong people returning from the Mainland to Hong Kong can be tested through special channels.
The Citizen Party Guo Rongji also believed that there was a need to "close the customs," and urged the government to withdraw the "Malaysian Mask Law" immediately.
In the information technology industry, Mo Nai-kuang questioned government policies. He pointed out that the Innovation and Technology Fund has helped many local companies to develop masks, some of which are more effective than N95. He believes that Hong Kong has the ability to produce masks. .
DAB: Government's response to epidemic is slower than passive response
The DAB agrees with the government's announcement of a series of measures to respond to the epidemic and responds to most of the party's earlier recommendations, including raising the emergency level to "emergency" and postponing resumption of classes.
The DAB stated that the epidemic in Hong Kong has continued, and the number of confirmed cases and suspected cases has continued to increase. However, the government is relatively passive in responding to the epidemic and responds slowly. It is expected that the government will implement the measures as soon as possible after the announcement of a series of measures To comprehensively strengthen the community's epidemic prevention capabilities and protect the lives of citizens.
The DAB supports the government to implement health declaration arrangements at various ports, and to suspend flights and high-speed railways from Wuhan and Hubei indefinitely. It also said that the government should closely monitor the development of epidemics in other areas, and expand relevant measures if necessary to avoid The epidemic has spread; at the same time, a more effective port cooperation mechanism has been established with the mainland to prevent entry and exit of residents with fever or suspected infection in the two places.
The Government should distribute free masks to the public through the District Offices
The DAB pointed out that the supply of masks has been in short supply after the confirmed cases, which not only caused panic among the citizens, but also caused retailers to significantly increase the price and make huge profits. It criticized the government for failing to provide specific content to ensure the supply of masks, and it was difficult to relieve public concerns. The party urged the government to immediately sell inventories without urgent short-term needs through designated retailers for pricing, or distribute them to the public free of charge through the District Offices of Home Affairs, and stabilize the supply of masks in Hong Kong through global purchases in order to reassure the public.
New Democratic Party: Government measures are still insufficient to curb speculation
The New People's Party also said that although the government accepted some of the party's recommendations, it believed that these measures had come a little slower and were still insufficient to prevent community outbreaks.
The New People's Party urges the government to ensure adequate supply of masks as soon as possible, curb speculation, and distribute masks to citizens at government venues such as district office and social hall.
Urge suspension of travel information distribution between China and Hong Kong
As for entry and exit, all people who have been to Wuhan within 14 days are required to make a voluntary health declaration upon entry. Suspension of Hong Kong outbound trips to the Mainland, while temporarily traveling with the Mainland to Hong Kong, and under the principle of "parallel stoppages and compensation," a 300 million yuan "Tourism Contingency Plan" has been introduced, with each employing less than fifty The travel agency distributed 150,000 yuan in emergency money.
The New People's Party also requires the government to intensively distribute good personal hygiene information through radio, television, websites, social media and other channels, including proper methods of using masks and hand washing, home cleaning and disinfection recommendations, etc. It also required all hotels where the confirmed cases were checked to be thoroughly disinfected, and sent staff to check the results.
Liang Zhuowei, the dean of the University of Hong Kong School of Medicine, said at a press conference that many experts believe that "sealing off" is not a correct and feasible strategy. He also cited the "Swiss Cheese Theory", which means that the holes of each piece of Swiss cheese are scattered in different locations. As long as all the cheeses are stacked together, they can block all the holes and will effectively block the virus. .
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