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Written by: Li Enci
2021-04-21 14:52
Last update date: 2021-04-21 14:54
The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, said that the Hong Kong Government and the Guangdong Provincial Government have launched technical discussions on how to connect vaccination records and technical platforms to promote the interconnection of related digital records and technical platforms.
The government has been discussing with the mainland authorities and the Macau SAR government to gradually restore normal cross-border exchanges between residents of the three places.
She revealed that more than 130,000 Hong Kong residents have returned to Hong Kong through the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program.
The government is preparing to expand the "Easy-to-Hong Kong" program to other provinces and cities at the end of April, and launch the "Easy-to-Hong Kong" program in mid-May to allow non-Hong Kong residents to come to Hong Kong exempted from quarantine.
The Secretary for Food and Health, Chen Zhaoshi, responded to Legislative Council Member Zhou Hao Ting's question in writing.
She said that since the launch of the new crown vaccination program, citizens can obtain paper injection cards after vaccinations and download electronic injection cards through the "Smart Convenience" mobile application.
Both paper and electronic needle cards have a QR code that can be verified, and related technologies can also support the verification and collection of vaccination records by scanning the QR code.
In order to cope with the gradual and orderly restoration of cross-border travel between residents of the two places, the Hong Kong Government and the Guangdong Provincial Government have launched technical discussions on how to connect vaccination records and technical platforms to promote the interconnection of related digital records and technical platforms.
Chen Zhaoshi also stated that the government has been maintaining close communication and contact with the mainland authorities and the Macau SAR government on the arrangements for cross-border exchanges between residents of the three places, and has actively studied the situation where the epidemic situation in the three places is under control and does not increase their respective public health risks. , And gradually resume normal cross-border exchanges between residents of the three places in an orderly manner.
In order to facilitate the return of Hong Kong residents in Guangdong and Macau to Hong Kong, the government implemented the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program since November 23 last year.
Chen Zhaoshi said that as of April 18 this year, more than 130,000 Hong Kong residents have been exempted from quarantine and returned to Hong Kong if they meet the specified conditions of the plan.
The government is preparing to extend the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program to Hong Kong residents returning to Hong Kong from other parts of the Mainland at the end of April. At the same time, it plans to launch the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program in mid-May to allow people in Guangdong and Macau to meet the specified conditions of the plan. Of non-Hong Kong residents have been exempted from quarantine to enter Hong Kong through the scheme.
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