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[Wuhan Pneumonia] Hongkong Post sets up special team to deliver 40,000 masks

2020-02-17T15:40:33.599Z


The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus continues. There is a "mask shortage" in Hong Kong. Citizens are buying masks everywhere, and many people have ordered from other countries. Hongkong Post is striving to "face the battle", deploying manpower from different delivery bureaus and setting up special teams of 80 people to process and deliver a large number of inbound mail, including about 40,000 surgical masks. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Zhang Jianzong (17th), accompanied by the Postmaster General, Zhu Manling, visited Hongkong Post to learn how front-line staff handled a large number of masked mail. Zhang Jianzong said that he appreciates that Hongkong Post has been treating the speedposts with masks as a priority since the Lunar New Year has been based on the principle of "mask first".


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Written by: Luo Jiaqing

2020-02-17 18:17

Last updated: 2020-02-17 23:29

The outbreak of pneumonia in Wuhan caused by the new coronavirus continues. There is a "mask shortage" in Hong Kong. Citizens are buying masks everywhere, and many people have ordered from other countries. Hongkong Post is striving to "face the battle", deploying manpower from different delivery bureaus and setting up special teams of 80 people to process and deliver a large number of inbound mail, including about 40,000 surgical masks.

The Chief Secretary for Administration, Zhang Jianzong (17th), accompanied by the Postmaster General, Zhu Manling, visited Hongkong Post to learn how front-line staff handled a large number of masked mail. Zhang Jianzong said that he appreciates that Hongkong Post has been treating the speedposts with masks as a priority since the Lunar New Year has been based on the principle of "mask first".

Zhang Jianzong said that he appreciates that Hongkong Post has always used the "mask first" principle to prioritize speedpost mail with masks, and has processed and delivered more than 40,000 boxes of mail in the past week. (Profile picture)

The government-owned Facebook page of "Hong Kong Brand" also posted today (17th) that Hongkong Post personnel are working hard to process and deliver a large number of inbound mail, including about 40,000 surgical masks. At the same time, there are about 200 Speedpost staff, who have transferred staff from different delivery bureaus to set up a special team of 80 people. Over the past Sunday, they have prioritized handling and delivery of mask mail arriving in Hong Kong.

Attached to the post is a short video with postal staff distributing objects and giving priority to mask delivery. There were also visits by postal staff. Some postal staff members said that the delivery was happy, because the public was eager to them, and another postal officer said they would do their best to "send as many as they can." ".

Zhang Jianzong said that he appreciates Hongkong Post's "urgent urgency" in the emergency period, deploys additional staff from other groups, speeds up the processing of Speedpost mail and arranges the delivery of Speedpost mail on Sunday, and resumes daily mail delivery service to allow mask mail Can be delivered to the public as soon as possible.

Zhang Jianzong also had conversations with frontline staff, including retirees who were willing to return to Hongkong Post to provide assistance, and colleagues who were willing to work during the holidays. He thanked his colleagues for their efforts in fighting the epidemic in Hong Kong. "I highly appreciate Hongkong Post's dedication to serving Hong Kong people as best they can."

Zhang Jianzong emphasized that the current epidemic situation is still severe, and all government departments and hospital authority staff will continue to work together to cope with it. He is confident that with the concerted efforts of the government and citizens, he can win the war against epidemics.

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Source: hk1

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