[Wuhan Pneumonia] The Labor Union of the Hospital Authority intends to strike to close Feng Yuanyong: Patients should not be ignored

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Written by: Li Enci

2020-01-26 19:50

Wuhan pneumonia caused by a new coronavirus has spread to Hong Kong, and a new confirmed case has been reported in Hong Kong today (26th), with a total of six. Together with suspected cases, a total of 107 patients were hospitalized for isolation. The working pressure faced by the hospital's medical staff is increasing, and the Hospital Authority's staff front has issued an "ultimatum" to the SAR government. If it still fails to respond to the request on February 3, including banning tourists from entering China and publicly calling on Hong Kong citizens Appeals such as wearing a mask will launch a five-day strike in two phases on the same day.

Chung Kin-li, director of quality and safety at the Hospital Authority, said he understood the concerns of the staff, but emphasized that "strike injuries can be considerable." He hoped that the medical staff could get on with their thoughts and think clearly. The bureau would be open to contact with colleagues. Yuan Guoyong, Chair Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing School of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, said that everyone must take care and let go of prejudices. No matter whether the government is right or wrong, patients should not be ignored.

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The HA's staff front has issued an "ultimatum" to the SAR government on its Facebook page. If there is still no response to the request on February 3, including the "five major demands" including prohibiting visitors from entering China, and publicly calling on all Hong Kong citizens to wear masks, A five-day, two-stage strike will be launched on the same day.

The organization stated that it has recently received a number of complaints from staff of the Hospital Authority, stating that colleagues have to cope with a large number of suspected cases of Wuhan pneumonia, but the Hospital Authority failed to protect the safety of employees, requiring the Hospital Authority to respond to the "five major demands" to ensure that employees have Work without threat to health, or the organization will launch a series of industrial actions on behalf of the labor force, which will launch a five-day strike plan starting February 3. The first phase of the operation was to stop the HA's non-emergency services and adopt working arrangements in inclement weather.

Chung Kin-li, Director of Quality and Safety, Hospital Authority. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Chung Kin-li, director of quality and safety at the Hospital Authority, said that understanding colleagues will have different ideas and concerns, especially for young employees who have not experienced SARS. He acknowledged that the HA was understaffed and said that if the appeal was reasonable, it would help reflect it to different departments, but the government may not be able to answer all appeals. He emphasized that "strike injuries can be considerable" and also said that "anyhow I want to see this problem." He hoped that the medical staff could get up and down and think carefully. The Bureau would be open to contact colleagues.

Professor Guo-Yuan Yuan, Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong. (Profile picture / Photo by Ou Jiale)

Yuan Guoyong, Chair Professor of Infectious Diseases, Department of Microbiology, Li Ka Shing School of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, said that everyone should take care that both yellow, blue, and red people should put down their prejudices, and whether the government is right or wrong, patients should not be ignored.

Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e also said at a press conference yesterday that some medical staff had proposed more drastic actions, but she pointed out that the society needs peace and rationality to fight the epidemic. If the medical staff is worried about the workload and equipment, etc., they should discuss it with the government happily. "While all of them must use fierce actions, maybe in the past 7 months, everyone is used to using fierce actions." To deal with the epidemic, she urged everyone not to fight for appeals with fierce confrontation.

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