Travel with peace of mind｜Produced members to compel citizens to use Xue Yongheng: Pushing new things needs to be done step by step

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Written by: Chen Jiahui

2020-12-01 20:44

Last update date: 2020-12-01 20:44

The Secretary for Innovation and Technology Xue Yongheng attended the Legislative Council's Information Technology and Broadcasting Committee today (1st). Members of the establishment have repeatedly asked whether citizens can be forced to use "Travel with peace of mind" and scan the QR code before entering different premises.

Xue Yongheng said that "traveling with peace of mind" is a new thing, and many replies will be "step by step" to make Hong Kong people accept it.

Lin Weiqiao, the Chief Information Officer of the Government, said that the close contact electronic tracking platform is expected to be launched at the end of the month to help the Centre for Health Protection speed up the tracking of cases. He also mentioned that the platform can provide infection risk maps to remind citizens to test as soon as possible.

Xue Yongheng said that "traveling with peace of mind" is a new thing and will "step by step" to be accepted by the people of Hong Kong.

(Information Picture/Photo by Liao Yanxiong)

"Travel with peace of mind" has been launched for more than two weeks. The authorities said that more than 30,000 locations have displayed QR codes and 270,000 people have downloaded apps.

Several formed members asked questions at the meeting, saying that since the current "Prevention and Control of Diseases Regulations" Chapter 599F listed premises need to post QR codes, the government should also consider forcing citizens to scan them.

To many members of the Council’s suggestion that the public should be forced to use "Travel with peace of mind", Xue Yongheng replied on several occasions "Step by step", saying that the current requirement to post QR codes on premises is the first step, and that "Traveling with peace of mind" is a new thing and needs Let the public accept.

Close contact electronic tracking platform launched at the end of the month

The Federation of Trade Unions Mak Meijuan believes that "travel with peace of mind" needs to be improved. According to the app, I have stayed in the Legislative Council for more than a week because I did not press "Leave" and there are not many other places that require me to scan the QR code. .

She also criticized that if the public is not forced to use it, it will not achieve the function of epidemiological tracking.

In response, Xue Yongheng said that "Travel with peace of mind" will issue a reminder within a specified time, asking users to choose whether to leave the premises and when to leave, and that he is not an epidemiological expert, but the government expert group also supports the need for citizens to record their arrival. Place.

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Lin Weiqiao, the Chief Information Officer of the Government, added that more than a month ago, he started to assist the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health to cooperate with various government departments. It is expected that a close contact electronic tracking platform will be launched at the end of the month for the Center for Health Protection to speed up case tracking. He also mentioned that the platform will provide infection Risk map reminds citizens to detect as soon as possible.

Smart city focuses on smart public toilets Rong Haien expressed concern

This year’s "Policy Address" mentioned that the "Hong Kong Smart City Blueprint 2.0" will be announced within this month, first mentioning the use of IoT technology to implement a pilot program for smart public toilets.

New Democrat Party Rong Haien asked why he put smart public toilets at the forefront, and said that when he searched the Internet for the novelty of smart public toilets, he only saw "when is there no toilet paper", "there is wet underground" and so on. Smart cities expressed concern.

Xue Yongheng replied that public toilets are a major pain point in Hong Kong. People or tourists often find that individual public toilets are not up to the standard. They believe that public toilets are not trivial matters. Improving public toilets can improve the daily life of the people and can also promote Hong Kong.

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