Travel with peace of mind | Over 3.2 million downloads. Xue Yongheng: 40% of Hong Kong's population is comforting

Social News

Written by: Lin Yingxian

2021-03-06 12:29

Last update date: 2021-03-06 12:35

As the new crown pneumonia epidemic continues, the government has earlier promoted the "Travel with peace of mind" application to allow citizens to record their whereabouts.

Secretary for Innovation and Technology Xue Yongjin (6th) said that the program has been downloaded by more than 3.2 million people, accounting for more than 40% of the total population of Hong Kong. This is a gratifying number. More than 3,000 people have been "infected" through the program. According to the “risk” notice, the community test center will be tested for free, but it is estimated that some citizens will also be tested for deep throat saliva. It is expected that hundreds of thousands of citizens will be notified of the infection.

When asked if a "vaccine passport" will be launched, Xue Yongheng said that he had considered relevant arrangements, but at this stage it is not certain that international exchanges can be resumed after vaccination. The authorities will reconsider the overall vaccine development and wait with the surrounding area. Regional discussion.

▼From the seventh day of the New Year's Day on February 18th, you must travel with peace of mind for dinner in the city ▼

+4

+4

+4

When Xue Yongheng attended the "Political and Economic Saturday" of Business Channel this morning, he said that "Travel with Peace" has been downloaded by more than 3.2 million people, accounting for more than 40% of the population of Hong Kong. He described the number as comforting, and the government has also introduced new arrangements. Users who received the "Infection Risk Notice" went to the community testing center to receive virus testing for free. So far, more than 3,000 people have been tested.

Xue said that the number of people being tested far exceeds this number. It is estimated that some people will take the bottle for deep throat saliva testing. It is expected that the citizens who have been notified may already be "thousands."

After being asked about the K11 MUSEA outbreak, the public was not notified. Xue Yongheng said that the program has no tracking function and can only rely on the mobile phone to compare the data by itself, and then notify the user. Therefore, the authorities do not know the number of notifications, but he It is estimated that more than 80 confirmed cases have installed the program and recorded more than 2,700 venues they have visited. It is possible that more than a hundred or more than a thousand citizens have set foot on the relevant venues and scanned the QR code of "Travel with peace of mind" and received the infection. The notified citizens may have reached hundreds of thousands.

▼On February 4th, the Hong Kong government "strongly recommends" civil servants who enter the government to travel with peace of mind▼

+5

+5

+5

Regarding his earlier statement that he would extend the program to public transportation, Xue Yongheng admitted that the transportation is busy and crowded, and it is difficult to ask the public to scan the code. The authorities are studying with the University of Hong Kong to record their trips through transmitters and Bluetooth on mobile phones, but Emphasize that R&D takes time.

The new crown pneumonia vaccine has been launched recently, and some citizens complained about "traffic jams" failing to access the website to make an appointment. Xue Yongheng said that there were a lot of people waiting in the initial stage of the opening of the vaccine reservation system. The chaos has prevented some citizens who have already entered the system from registering for an appointment, describing that the current "queuing" system can make the appointment process more orderly.

▼2.23 200 members of a specific group were vaccinated with Kexing vaccine▼

+4

+4

+4

As for whether a "vaccine passport" will be launched and customs clearance with mainland and overseas countries, Xue Yongheng pointed out that relevant arrangements have been considered, but due to the current epidemic, it is not certain that international exchanges can be resumed after vaccination. The authorities will respond to the overall vaccine development. Consider it and discuss it with surrounding areas before implementation.

Asked whether the "Smart Convenience" electronic pin card program will evolve into a "health code" in the future, Xue said it is too early to say.

▼2.22 Chief Executive Lin Zhengyue Ng led the Secretary to receive Kexing vaccine▼

+14

+14

+14

▼See the details of the scheduled vaccination and side effects of Kexing and BioNTech in the 3 pictures▼

▼Full list of 29 vaccination centers on Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories and Outlying Islands▼

▼Interactive map of western medicine for vaccination▼

01News

New crown pneumonia compulsory testing and peace of mind travel app New crown vaccine vaccine vaccination China Kexing BioNTech/Fosun vaccine