Politics
Written by: Chen Chuolan
2020-01-30 15:53
Last updated: 2020-01-30 15:53The pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan continues to rag. At a special meeting of the Health Affairs Committee held today (30th), democratic lawmakers suggested that the government complete the customs clearance. However, New Democratic Party's Chairman, Ye Liu Shuyi, believes that the customs clearance proposal is not feasible, and Hong Kong will become an isolated city. It is recommended that the government pay close attention to and track the source of tourists instead of comprehensively sealing customs across the board. In addition, Ye Liu suggested that the government produce masks locally to meet the needs of citizens, rather than relying solely on foreign imports.
▼ Masks are out of stock.
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Ye Liu Shuyi pointed out that there are many citizens asking the government to close the customs, but she thinks that the suggestion is not practical or necessary, because "Hong Kong will become an arc city". After the barrier is closed, not only will all passengers not be allowed to enter Hong Kong, and Hong Kong people will not be able to enter and exit freely Territory. She suggested that the government should use big data tracking methods to pay close attention to the origin of inbound tourists, prohibit large-scale outbreaks of citizens from entering Hong Kong, instead of "one-size-fits-all" banning all people to come to Hong Kong, and increase transparency to make citizens more aware of provinces and cities. The number and situation, to prevent the public from speculating about the situation in various places, causing public panic.
Ye Liu also suggested that the government should consider producing masks locally rather than relying solely on foreign imports. She pointed out that the current number of masks produced by the Correctional Services Department is limited. The Government may consider purchasing more masks manufacturing equipment and raw materials from the Mainland to produce more masks to meet the needs of the public.
At the Health Affairs Committee today, all members wore masks. Only Ye Liu did not wear them. She said that there is a shortage of masks at home, and there are only a few masks left in the house. From home to the Legislative Council today, there is no need to wear a mask, and it will be left in a place where there is a lot of people. She also said that medical personnel and frontline workers need to wear masks more than ordinary citizens. Ordinary citizens do not have to wear masks when going out, and citizens do not need to panic even if they cannot buy masks.
Ye Liu returned to Hong Kong from Indonesia last night. A netizen on the same plane took a picture and put it on the Internet. It said that more than nine adults on the plane, including foreigners and Hong Kong people, wore masks. Only Ye Liu did not. The golf cart arrives. Netizens pointed out that the gate of Ye Liu's landing was only 5 to 10 minutes' walk from the checkpoint. They thought that not every citizen had the ability to travel by car every time and took the initiative to leave the crowd.
Ivy Lau believes that the customs clearance proposal is not feasible, and Hong Kong will become an arc city, saying that the government should pay close attention to the source of tourists rather than comprehensive customs clearance. (Photo by Zheng Zifeng)
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