District Council︱The government called the epidemic prevention to attend at most two meetings a week

Political situation

Written by: Wu Zhuoan

2021-01-28 12:16

Last update date: 2021-01-28 12:18

In recent months, the Home Affairs Department has repeatedly requested district boards to postpone their meetings on the grounds of the epidemic, and stated that the Home Affairs Department does not provide venues and secretarial services, which prevented the 18 district boards from holding meetings as usual.

After nearly two months of "shutdown", the Central and Western District Council held a meeting today (28th), but the district councillors received an email from the District Council Secretariat before the meeting, stating that based on the anti-epidemic considerations, government officials Only participate in a maximum of two District Council meetings per week and various meetings under its jurisdiction. Each meeting can only participate in a maximum of two hours.

The Central and Western District Councillor Ren Jiaer criticized the practice for lack of scientific basis, and asked: "Will the virus rush out and bite in two minutes?"

(Provided by District Councillor Ye Jinlong)

Officials have a meeting for up to two hours. Ren Jiaer: Will the virus burst out and bite in two minutes?

The Secretariat of the Central and Western District Council sent an email to the district councilors, stating that in addition to the past anti-epidemic measures in the district council meetings, from today onwards, government personnel (including staff from the Home Affairs Department and the Secretariat) will only participate in the maximum number of weeks per week. The two district council meetings and their various meetings, and each meeting can only participate for a maximum of two hours until further notice.

The district councils led by the democrats have repeatedly clashed with the government. Central and Western District Councillor Yip Kam-lung bombarded the Secretary for Home Affairs Xu Yingwei on social networking sites, saying that the District Councils Ordinance and the conventions stipulate that the chairman of the district council determines the meeting time, place and Date, plus the exemption from the gathering restriction order for district council activities, "Is it because the virus knows that you can live and meet for two minutes?"

Ren Jiaer, who is a registered nurse, questioned that the practice was unscientific. She asked "A marginal expert?" and then questioned "Will the virus rush out and bite in two minutes?"

"Hong Kong 01" is making inquiries with the Home Affairs Department about the incident.

Ye Jinlong questioned: "Is it a virus that you can see if you live in a meeting for two minutes?" (data picture)

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