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Written by: Li Fuyuan
2020-08-03 03:32
Last update date: 2020-08-03 03:32The Judiciary issued a statement on Sunday (2nd) stating that two security guards hired by the police contractor and responsible for the security work in the courtroom of the Kowloon City Magistracy were diagnosed with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pneumonia. All courts and public places in the building have been cleaned and disinfected. It is emphasized that the confirmed cases and their close contacts have stopped working in the building before the disinfection of the court building.
The statement stated that for the sake of prudence, from Monday (3rd) onwards, all new custody cases handled in the Kowloon City Magistracy will be transferred to the West Kowloon Magistracy until further notice to further reduce the flow of people; as for the original schedule in Kowloon Other hearings in the City Magistrates’ Court will generally proceed as scheduled unless the court instructs otherwise.
Immigration Department’s West Kowloon Office contract staff diagnosed with work last Saturday
In addition, the Immigration Department also stated in the early morning of Monday (3rd) that a contract employee was notified by the Centre for Health Protection of the diagnosis on Sunday night; the confirmed person was in charge of assisting citizens in obtaining travel documents at the West Kowloon Office of the Immigration Department in Tsim Sha Tsui To apply, the last working date was last Saturday (1st), there was no recent travel record, the body temperature was normal before performing the duties, and the mask was always worn and epidemic prevention measures were observed at work.
The Immigration Department stated that the Centre for Health Protection is currently trying to understand the cause of the infection and whether it has close contact with people; for public health considerations, the West Kowloon Office has been closed immediately until further notice, and arranged thorough cleaning and disinfection in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection , And suggested that citizens who intend to apply for travel documents urgently at the office can choose to go to the fourth floor of the Wan Chai Immigration Tower or the Yuen Long Office.
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