[Wuhan Pneumonia] One of the three major problems in picking up stranded Hubei Hong Kong residents is enough to detonate a bomb

Politics

Written by: Lin Jian

2020-02-14 07:00

Under the epidemic of new-type coronavirus in Wuhan, some Hong Kong people were unable to return to Hong Kong because they were stranded in Hubei Province. The Hong Kong government currently received 2,000 cases of help from Hong Kong people stranded in Hubei Province. At least 10 Hong Kong people have been diagnosed with new-type coronavirus in Hubei, involving 3 Family, 7 of them in Wuhan and 3 in Enshi. Recently, politicians are concerned about whether the Hong Kong Government will take this group of Hong Kong people back to Hong Kong for quarantine or treatment.

At present, the government has not taken any action, but only said that it immediately requested the Wuhan office to provide all feasible assistance to the diagnosed persons. The Wuhan office will always maintain close contact with them and will do their best to assist them. But in fact, the government wants to take back this group of Hong Kong people, and it does not mean that they will do it immediately. At present, there are at least three major difficulties facing the government.

The government set up a quarantine center in Junyang Village, Fo Tan. Residents rebounded. Some residents protested on February 12. Some people held signs bearing the words "No compensation, but only comfort homes." (Photo by Huang Weimin)

1. Insufficient quarantine centers easily lead residents to rebound

After picking up stranded Hubei Hong Kong residents back to Hong Kong, the first issue they must face is resettlement. The first three quarantine facilities used by the government, including Mrs MacLehose Resort, Mrs Lei Yue Men Resort, and Beitan Chung Holiday Camp, provided only 97 units, which were soon used up, and the government has repeatedly Recognize the tight facilities. Therefore, Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e had stated that he would no longer use unoccupied estates as quarantine camps, but eventually changed his approach.

The government has planned to serve as quarantine centers in areas such as Huiming Village, Fanling, Fo Tan Chunyang Village, Saigon Outdoor Recreation Center, and Tsui Ya Shan House in Mei Foo Rao Zongyi Cultural Center. Against. Among them, Huiming Village was put on hold due to violent demonstrations by residents and even damage to facilities. At present, some residents of Changmei Village Kangmei Building have moved in to Cui Ya Shan Fang; Junyang Village has gradually arrived at Junyi Building and believes that it will be opened soon. However, depending on the current political climate and where the government has set up quarantine facilities, it will almost attract fierce opposition from nearby residents. In fact, the quarantine center does not accept sick people, but only those who have close contact with the sick. In fact, the quarantine center actually helps to separate potential risks from residents. The society should accept the arrangement. However, some district councillors and residents took the lead The public sentiment often develops in the opposite direction.

Other quarantine recipients are still facing such a big rebound. Hubei Province is a severely affected area. If this group of thousands of high-risk people is arranged for quarantine close to residential areas, the current weakness of the Hong Kong Government will become another one at any time. The source of a larger wave of protest.

The outbreak of new coronavirus pneumonia in Hubei Province is severe, and hospital supplies in Wuhan are in short supply. (Chinatopix / Associated Press)

Assembly difficulty

Before shipping, we must first find a way to gather these Hong Kong people. The latest information indicates that these Hong Kong people are scattered in 30 towns. The Director of Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Nie Dequan, pointed out at the end of last month that these Hong Kong people are scattered in multiple places, and how to gather one place to return to Hong Kong is a problem that the government needs to consider.

However, Guo Jiaqi, a member of the Citizens' Legislative Council, earlier called on the government to take special measures and arrange charter flights to take these people back to Hong Kong as soon as possible. He also mentioned this morning that as far as he knows, the traffic in Hubei Province has not completely stopped, and when necessary, Hong Kong people can gather in the same place and return to Hong Kong.

Liang Meifen pointed out that after contact with party friends, some airlines expressed their intention to help send charter flights back to Hong Kong people. (Profile picture)

Aircraft arrangement

There are as many as 2,000 people, and a plane can carry up to three hundred people, so it is naturally impossible to transport them back in one go. According to Liang Meifen, a member of the Legislative Council of the National People ’s League, in a radio program today (13th), after members of the party contacted familiar airlines, they were initially informed that a company was willing to send charter flights to Hubei to pick up stranded Hong Kong residents and return to Hong Kong. She suggested that the government study the specific details of the arrangements, including medical and protective measures, and suggested that phased transfers be considered.

However, in actual operation, there will be some problems. For example, there are currently 10 stranded Hong Kong residents who have been diagnosed with new pneumonia, and they are naturally unlikely to be on the same plane as other Hong Kong people. However, if other Hong Kong people who have not been diagnosed are still in the incubation period, have no symptoms or have only mild symptoms, they will receive the same machine with other people, and there is a risk of cross infection. This is also a problem that the government needs to overcome.

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