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[Wuhan pneumonia] Businessmen have assembled production lines in this port. The port mask will produce more than one million in the future.

2020-02-19T00:11:43.822Z


The supply of masks is tight worldwide, and it is difficult for Hong Kong people to find a mask. So the private sector raised funds to build a mask production line, and there were also businessmen buying production machines overseas. After more than half a month, led by businessman Wang Weiwei, member of the Legislative Council of the textile and garment industry Zhong Guobin, Federation of Trade Unions He Qiming, and chemical expert K Kwong, etc., there will be at least 6 local mask production lines in the future in Hong Kong, with a monthly output of more than one million Each. Among them, Zhong Guobin's washable and reusable cloth masks in collaboration with PolyU are believed to be able to obtain testing certification at the end of this month, which means that the first batch of Hong Kong-made masks is expected to be available in March. Zhong Guobin revealed earlier that the production of masks has begun, and more than 100 women clothing workers plus 100 clothes cars are expected to produce more than 10,000 daily.


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2020-02-19 08:00

Last updated: 2020-02-19 08:00

The supply of masks is tight worldwide, and it is difficult for Hong Kong people to find a mask. So the private sector raised funds to build a mask production line, and there were also businessmen buying production machines overseas. After more than half a month, led by businessman Wang Weiwei, member of the Legislative Council of the textile and garment industry Zhong Guobin, Federation of Trade Unions He Qiming, and chemical expert K Kwong, etc., there will be at least 6 local mask production lines in the future in Hong Kong, with a monthly output of more than one million Each.

Among them, Zhong Guobin's washable and reusable cloth masks in collaboration with PolyU are believed to be able to obtain testing certification at the end of this month, which means that the first batch of Hong Kong-made masks is expected to be available in March. Zhong Guobin revealed earlier that the production of masks has begun, and more than 100 women clothing workers plus 100 clothes cars are expected to produce more than 10,000 daily.

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Most surgical masks produced in Hong Kong used to rely on the 1.1 million monthly production of the Correctional Services Department Industrial Unit (CSI). However, since the spread of the new coronavirus epidemic in Hong Kong, the demand for local masks has greatly increased, and after the shortage of masks, the business community and the private sector have set up mask production lines for self-help. At present, there are at least six mask production lines in the business and private sectors, including Wang Wei, vice chairman and chief executive officer of HKTV, Zhong Guobin, a member of the legislative council of the textile and clothing industry, He Qiming of the Federation of Trade Unions, K Kwong, a chemical expert, and indoor ecology borrowed from the Science Park Cultivation plant Luzhiyuan plant, and "mask factory".

Locally produced masks can reach more than 2 million monthly

Under the shortage of masks, a box of 50 surgical masks was speculated to hundreds of yuan, with an average mask costing 4 to 5 yuan, which is difficult for the grassroots. In view of this, Zhong Guobin said on last month that he would use the fabrics produced by the University of Science and Technology to protect against Streptococcus pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus and Candida, and each mask can be washed 60 times. I believe it can be used in the market this month. .

Later, the businessman Wang Weiwei and others also joined the ranks of producing masks. Wang Weiqi purchased the mask production machine for 200,000 US dollars on February 3, and successfully purchased the filter layer of the mask on the 12th. HKTV mall revealed on its page that if it is successfully put into production, it can produce 1 million masks.

With the spread of the pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan, Hong Kong people are hard to find. Some groups had distributed masks for free earlier, and waiting people flocked to get a mask. (Profile picture / Photo by Gong Jiasheng)

At the same time, the Federation of Trade Unions He Qiming also announced on the 13th that he successfully found masks for the production of pollution-resistant plants in Dapu Industrial Village. The machine can be installed this week. He initially estimated that it can produce more than 3,000 daily products with monthly output. 100,000.

From time to time, Hong Kong people are taught about epidemic prevention on social platforms, and chemical expert K Kwong also participates, recruiting volunteers to produce replaceable masks. He stated on his page that although the mask is cloth, it can replace the filter element, and the price of each filter element is as low as 2 yuan.

The indoor ecological farm plantation "Farm66 Luzhi Garden" also announced earlier that it would lend the plant in Dapu Industrial Village to the Science Park to set up about 4 clean area mask production lines, with a daily output of about 100,000 masks. In addition, there are people with a pharmacy background who set up a mask factory in Tuen Mun, but details have not yet been revealed.

Re-wash mask three-layer design is expected to be available next month

Among the 6 new local mask production lines, Zhong Guobin has shown samples of cloth masks to the public on the 3rd of this month. Although the testing and certification process is blocked, the certification materials can be completed by the end of this month. The process of adding masks has also begun. With 100 sewing machines and more than 100 women clothing workers rushing to work, it is estimated that there will be more than 10,000 production per day. After the test and certification report is approved, the first batch of cloth masks will be available immediately, each of which is expected to sell for about 100 yuan, but the first batch of about 30,000 are not for sale, and are only given to vulnerable groups and the elderly for free through social welfare agencies.

There have been criticisms that the fabric of masks cannot prevent coronavirus. Zhong Guobin responded to "Hong Kong 01" earlier that even if these masks cannot resist the new coronavirus, they can prevent bacteria and must be better than masks on the market. Decomposition is also more environmentally friendly than surgical masks.

Local ginger nano sterilization masks have been available in the epidemic for 16 years

According to the information, in addition to the Industrial Division of the Correctional Services Department, Hong Kong already had an innovation and technology company as early as 2016. The Hong Kong Yingzong Pharmaceutical and Science Park Company's Nano and Advanced Materials Research and Development Institute (NAMI) produced the world's first nanofiber intelligence. The sterilization mask NASK has achieved a sterilization rate of 99%, and has also won the silver award at the 44th Geneva International Invention Exhibition. In addition, each price is only about 20 yuan, which has become a snap for many Hong Kong people in this outbreak. Products of.

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