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Written by: Zhai Ruimin, Zheng Rongdi, Wu Yanan, Peng Yanwei
2020-02-19 10:36
Last updated: 2020-02-19 11:01The new Wuhan pneumonia epidemic continues. The Legislative Council meeting was scheduled to resume today (19th). The chairman of the Legislative Council, Liang Junyan, decided to cancel the Legislative Council meeting because of the risk of spreading the epidemic. However, considering the concerns of members and the public about the epidemic, a special meeting was held for members Questioning the outbreak, the Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr Cheung Kin-chung, will lead 11 Directors of Policy Bureau to attend the meeting. "Hong Kong 01" is now being broadcast live.
The Secretary for Security Li Jiachao said before the meeting that 352 Hong Kong people have been contacted with the "Diamond Princess". Among them, about 200 Hong Kong people said they would return to Hong Kong by charter flight arranged by the Hong Kong government. At present, about 20 Hong Kong people have disembarked.
Li Jiachao pointed out that Japan has handled the disembarkation of "Diamond Princess" passengers in batches, and the government is considering arranging a third aircraft including returning to Hong Kong from Japan.
Zhang Jianzong will lead the director to answer the epidemic question. (Profile picture)
Liang Junyan decided on Friday (14th) not to convene the Legislative Council meeting scheduled for today, but taking into account the concerns of members and the public about the epidemic, another meeting will be held today from 11am to 2pm for members to discuss The epidemic questioned, Zhang Jianzong will lead the director of the relevant policy bureau to attend the meeting.
Two urgent questions will be handled at the meeting. Mai Meijuan of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions raised whether the Government currently has guidelines specifying the circumstances under which a premises must be closed and its residents should be temporarily removed; and whether the government will immediately send personnel to check the design of the sewage system is the same as that of Changkang Public housing units to prevent similar incidents at Hong Mei House in Cheung Hong Estate, Tsing Yi. The Citizen Party Guo Jiaqi will ask questions about the protection equipment for returning stranded Hong Kong residents in Hubei Province and the medical staff under the Hospital Authority.
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