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Written by: Huang Diwen, Lin Zhenhua
2021-01-26 18:48
Last update date: 2021-01-26 22:37
The government has recently classified Jordan as a "restricted area." People in the area are required to undergo compulsory testing and are not allowed to leave the building without a negative result.
Recently, it has been rumored that Sham Shui Po will become the next "restricted area". This morning (26th) Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said: "The next time it will be a raid and a higher level of confidentiality." The rumors made the residents in the area panic. .
At about 4 o'clock this afternoon, people on Yu Chau Street in Sham Shui Po put down a number of cardboard boxes with "sampling packs" in simplified Chinese characters. Many people were worried that the government's delivery of materials would "close the area soon."
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" arrived at the scene and found that a staff member was unpacking the cardboard box and confirmed that it contained multiple second-hand black PS3 game consoles, which was a false alarm.
The government recently mobilized 3,000 people to seal off the "restricted areas" of Yau Ma Tei and Jordan for two days. Over 7,000 people were required to undergo mandatory testing. During this period, citizens were not allowed to leave the premises, just like a "dead city."
Lam Cheng summed up his experience in enclosing Jordan and believed that the news had been leaked prematurely, saying that "the next time it will be a raid, with a higher level of confidentiality." Recently, rumors of the enclosure of Sham Shui Po have been rampant, causing panic in the district.
This afternoon there was a rumor that some people had put down a number of cardboard boxes printed with simplified characters "sampling package" on Yu Chau Street in Sham Shui Po, and many people were worried that the government would deliver "closed area" materials.
The incident immediately aroused many people's discussions, "Do you know how to make people panic?", "When it comes to confidentiality, do you know how to do it?", "Will you be stunned, will Yau Ma Tei be sealed tonight?"
A reporter from "Hong Kong 01" came to understand the incident at the scene at Ruzhou Street near Changan Building on Beihe Street.
It was seen at the scene that some of the cardboard boxes were printed with the words "sampling package" in simplified characters. A woman who claimed to be an old electrical appliance recycler was unpacking the cardboard boxes and confirmed that the cardboard boxes contained multiple second-hand black PS3 game consoles.
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