[New Crown Pneumonia] Reporting Mechanism Mayhem

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Written by: Comment Editor

2020-03-27 08:00

The new crown pneumonia epidemic is raging, and Hong Kong has implemented a number of entry restrictions, including non-Hong Kong residents arriving by air from overseas to Hong Kong cannot enter, and Hong Kong residents must also undergo forced quarantine after returning to Hong Kong. In this regard, the Department of Health set up a hotline to provide assistance to quarantine persons, but in response to recent theft incidents, the number unexpectedly turned into a report hotline. Although it is exaggerated to describe it as "witch hunting", the operation of "hunting belt" seems to have appeared, and the whereabouts of the quarantine people who are wearing the belt have attracted much attention.

It ’s hard to say that citizens are ideal

Last Friday (21st), the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health stated that it noticed that quarantine persons had cut off their hands and went out on the Internet. They believed that the person concerned violated the isolation order and would follow up with these cases with the Department of Justice. , You can report to the Department of Health hotline 21251111 or 21251122. However, a hotline staff member recently told "Hong Kong 01" that violating a quarantine order is a criminal offence and the Department of Health will not make arrests. It was not until the staff reported to the senior management that the authorities clarified to the staff that the Department of Health would not accept the report and asked the reporter to call the police themselves.

With the government's slogan "Concentric Anti-epidemic", all departments should show unity. However, in cases of violation of the quarantine order, the powers and responsibilities between the departments are unclear, and the Department of Health and the police "play away" each other. On the one hand, the call received by the Department of Health, many report that the public indicated that the police had directed the search for the Department of Health, but on the other hand, the Department of Health did not have the power to enforce the law, and the reporter had to contact the police in the end. The quarantine order has been implemented for almost two months. For the "stolen" cases of quarantine persons, departments should establish procedures to follow up early. For example, the suspected violation of the quarantine order should be handed over to the police for handling, so as not to confuse citizens.

March 24th Tsuen Wan quarantine person goes out of regulation

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Return to self-discipline

Procedural chaos needs to be straightened out, but quarantine people also need to discipline themselves to stay home. The compulsory quarantine measures for foreign arrivals have started since last Thursday (19th). The government has discovered that at least 41 people have been involved in leaving their homes. Some quarantine people took their selfies online and cut their hand straps. Some people ate beef rice and others appeared in Hysan Place. During the quarantine period, a man was reported to go out to eat in a car, and the Department of Health found a fever at the scene. Police officers at the scene immediately stepped back a few meters.

Citizens are inevitably worried that quarantine people going out without permission may cause the virus to spread in the community, but the transition from self-danger to mutual suspicion is only the difference between the front lines. Citizens reporting illegal cases are not intended to be bad things, but when society evolves to monitor and guard against each other, the social barriers between people will not only prevent the one-meter distance from flying. The quarantine person should maintain self-discipline and stay at home for the sake of others. It is selfish and unwise to take criminal responsibility for a bowl of car noodles.

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