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[New Crown Pneumonia] Construction of Chinese University Hospital Suspended due to Epidemic Suspension

2020-02-26T19:00:30.361Z


The "new crown pneumonia" (also known as Wuhan pneumonia) epidemic has continued, and Hong Kong's economy has been hit hard. Many industries have been affected. The Chinese University Hospital of Hong Kong said on the social platform that the construction of the hospital also needs to be postponed because most factories in the mainland are closed. The CUHK was originally planned to be completed in mid-May this year and will be put into operation in the second half of the year. It is unknown how long it will need to be postponed.


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Written by: Cui Zheng Zheng

2020-02-27 02:56

Last updated: 2020-02-27 02:56

The "new crown pneumonia" (also known as Wuhan pneumonia) epidemic has continued, and Hong Kong's economy has been hit hard. Many industries have been affected. The Chinese University Hospital of Hong Kong said on the social platform that the construction of the hospital also needs to be postponed because most factories in the mainland are closed. The CUHK was originally planned to be completed in mid-May this year and will be put into operation in the second half of the year. It is unknown how long it will need to be postponed.

The Chinese University Hospital of Hong Kong said on the social platform that the construction of the hospital also needs to be postponed because most factories in the mainland are closed. (Facebook page of CUHK)

Manufacturing of hospital furniture and some special equipment in the Mainland

The CUHK post stated that the hospital had planned to complete the procedures for inspecting fire protection and buildings before the end of February. As a result of the epidemic, "it seems that it will take a long time to complete the entire procedure." After the building inspection procedure is completed and the government's "occupancy permit" is received, the hospital still needs to perform mechanical and electrical facilities and decoration works. After the entire hospital building is officially received, the supplier of large medical equipment can enter the site for installation works. "From the collection of the building to the formal start of the hospital, there is still a lot of work."

Construction workers living in Shenzhen start construction in the future

The post stated that because many of the hospital's electromechanical instrument components, decoration furniture, and some special instruments were manufactured and assembled in the mainland, the factory was shut down, which caused problems in the supply of these materials. In addition, because a considerable number of construction workers in Hong Kong live in Shenzhen and pass through customs every day to come to Hong Kong to work, these workers are currently only staying in Shenzhen.

The post said that although the epidemic slowed the pace of the project, "but it just gave us the opportunity to make more time to make the decoration work without relying on the mainland factory more precise and the hospital information system test more accurate." The hospital also completed contingency plans early in response to the epidemic, equipped with protective clothing, and trained colleagues to prevent infection.

Feng Kang, the chief executive officer of CUHK, had expected that the CUHK would be put into service in phases next year. (Photo / Photo by Zhang Haowei)

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Source: hk1

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