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Written by: Tao Jiaxin
2020-01-27 19:27
Last updated: 2020-01-27 19:27The outbreak of a new coronavirus has increased the pressure on public medical services in Hong Kong. A trade union composed of staff of the Hospital Authority has asked the government to respond to requests to ban passengers from entering China, etc. Otherwise, a phased strike will begin next Monday (February 3). A non-governmental press conference today (27th) held a press conference with district councillors and representatives of the HA's staff front, criticizing the Hong Kong government for its lack of anti-epidemic work.
A non-governmental press conference said that the medical strike is to put pressure on the government and prompt the government to face up to the problem, so it will fully support medical workers in industrial operations.
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A spokesman for a non-governmental press conference criticized the government for failing to respond to the epidemic in time even after experiencing SARS in 2003. The epidemic prevention measures lagged behind other countries and regions. Officials were loose-hearted and "regardless of life in Hong Kong." Central and Western District Councillor Huang Yongzhi criticized that the government had not prepared for the epidemic prevention work as early as possible, and the representatives of the Immigration Department and the staff of the Hospital Authority said that frontline staff were seriously inadequate in epidemic prevention equipment, which prevented the health and safety of public officials.
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A spokesman for a non-governmental press conference said that when Hong Kong's medical system was on the verge of collapse, China's infected patients and invisible patients continued to rush to Hong Kong to seize local medical resources for "humanitarian reasons." The spokesman believed that the purpose of the customs clearance was to "prevent the epidemic at the source." However, the government has lately refused to block border crossings to further accelerate the outbreak of the disease in the community. The current government action is "overriding public health security for political reasons".
A non-governmental press conference today (27th) held a press conference with district councillors and representatives of the HA's staff front, criticizing the Hong Kong government for its lack of anti-epidemic work. (Photo by Yang Rongfei)
HA union worried about community outbreak
Luo Zhuoyao, deputy chairman of the staff front of the Hospital Authority, pointed out that due to confirmed cases in various provinces and cities in the mainland, the entry of Hubei residents or local people who have visited the country still cannot effectively block the entry of bacteria carriers from various provinces and cities through various methods, which will eventually lead to community outbreaks. Luo made five major appeals to the Hong Kong Government and the Hospital Authority, including prohibiting tourists from entering China, calling on all people to wear masks, providing adequate isolation wards and suspending non-emergency services as soon as possible, providing adequate support for the care of isolated patients, and seriously following up patients Escape and provide false medical records.
Luo pointed out that if the government and the HA do not respond to the appeal at 12 o'clock tonight, the union will move to launch an industrial operation at a special membership meeting to be held next month. The action is planned to be divided into two stages. The first stage will be held next month. Daily mobilization ceased to provide non-emergency services. If the government and the HA fail to respond to the appeal before midnight that night, they will mobilize a strike.
Luo Zhuoyao, vice-chairman of the staff front of the Hospital Authority, pointed out that due to confirmed cases in all provinces and cities in the Mainland, direct bans on entry of Hubei residents or local people who have visited the city still cannot effectively block the entry of bacteria carriers from various provinces and cities through various methods, which will eventually lead to community outbreaks . (Photo by Yang Rongfei)
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Huang Yongzhi criticized the government for not preparing the epidemic prevention work as early as possible, including ensuring the supply of masks, cleaning the community, and establishing a comprehensive notification mechanism. He said he would apply for funds to allocate communities to provide basic epidemic prevention equipment, but the statutory powers of the district councils are not high, and he believes that the funding will take a long time.
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