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2020-11-26 06:30
Last update date: 2020-11-26 06:30
There have been dozens of new confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hong Kong every day. The government has recently announced a new round of epidemic prevention measures, including closing all bars, pubs, bathrooms, nightclubs or nightclubs and other places, reintroducing the four-person limit on gatherings and fasting at midnight. And tighten the restrictions on the number of hotel rooms and catering and banquet events.
Among the many anti-epidemic measures this time, the QR code "Travel with peace of mind" has attracted the most attention.
The "Travel with peace of mind" app was launched on November 16, and originally adopted the principle of voluntary participation.
The government recently stipulated that catering establishments, fitness centers, beauty salons, hotels and other premises must apply to the government for the QR code of the "safe travel" place, and display it in a prominent place within two working days of receiving the QR code. 12 For public use on or before the 2nd.
Zhang Sumei, director of Lan Kwai Fong Association (second from right), said that so far, about 350 bars have been assisted in participating in the government's "Travel with Peace" application program.
(Photo by Lu Yiming)
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Whether "Travel with Peace" can play the role of tracking and monitoring the spread of the virus must be based on the extensive participation of merchants and citizens at the same time.
However, in terms of the scope of application, public transportation or markets where people posted during rush hours are not currently required to be displayed compulsorily. If the epidemic is severe, the government should conduct further inspections.
In addition, even if these places are required to display two-dimensional codes, if the citizens who enter and leave do not cooperate with the scanning of the codes, it is still difficult to accurately assess the risks of the places.
As Lam Cheng said, this kind of activity that requires large-scale participation of the masses, "If the citizens do not cooperate and do not bear the civic responsibility to fight the epidemic together, this battle will be very difficult." Therefore, the government can solve the problem well and let the citizens Willingness to participate is the key to the success of the plan.
Some citizens take a wait-and-see attitude towards "Travel with peace of mind". On the one hand, due to the lack of trust between officials and citizens, officials need to explain in detail that the data collected by "Travel with peace of mind" is limited and why citizens can rest assured that the authorities will not use it for other purposes.
On the other hand, the plan is still unclear.
For example, the public does not know much about the accuracy and classification of "Travel with peace of mind". If a confirmed case visits the same mall, which stores and during which time period will the QR code of citizens be affected?
In addition, once it is determined that a place or person will be at risk, whether it is taking public transportation or entering and leaving public places, they will run into obstacles everywhere. This situation is naturally prohibitive.
Epidemic prevention is a public responsibility, but the government is also responsible for clearly informing the consequences and assisting guidelines, so as to encourage citizens to participate with confidence.
Xue Yongheng said that he would consider how to respond to the development of the epidemic, and consider the mandatory use of peace-of-mind travel styles in certain locations.
(Photo by Liao Yanxiong)
In addition to epidemic prevention measures such as tightening the number of gatherings and closing high-risk places, the implementation of "travel with peace of mind" will be a new method of epidemic prevention, which in theory can help monitor the path of the spread of the epidemic.
However, as many citizens still hold a wait-and-see attitude toward this new technique, it has lost the preconditions for extensive participation by the whole people, and it is difficult to exert its effect.
In response to this, in addition to adopting the "mandatory" implementation method that is difficult to supervise, the government should also review the various details related to the implementation of the plan, and the difficulties that the citizens and merchants may encounter, and use complete supporting solutions to let the citizens relax and take the initiative to participate. "Travel with peace of mind."
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