The Mainland Center of the Federation of Trade Unions promotes the Easy Return to-Hong Kong Program to help Hong Kong residents in the Mainland under the epidemic

With the development of the Greater Bay Area, strengthening the integration of Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao is still a general trend. The Federation of Trade Unions Chairman Wu Qiubei and Vice Chairman Mai Meijuan today (10th) reviewed the effectiveness of the work of the Federation of Trade Unions Mainland Advisory Service Center.

The Federation of Trade Unions facilitated the SAR government to launch the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program to make it easier for mainland Hong Kong residents to travel between the two places during the epidemic.

Last year this year, more than 18,000 people called and visited various centers for consultation, assisted more than 13,000 cases, received a total of 160,000 requests from Hong Kong residents in the Mainland, and followed up and handled more than 100,000 cases.

Wu Qiubei said that since 2004, the Federation of Trade Unions has cooperated with mainland labor unions and has successively set up consulting service centers in Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Dongguan, Huizhou, Zhongshan and Fujian.

Vice Chairman Mai Meijuan continued to point out that the epidemic is erratic and Hong Kong and the Mainland have not yet cleared customs. In April this year, the Mainland Center successfully urged the SAR government to extend the "Easy Return" to regions outside of Guangdong Province, allowing more Mainland Hong Kong residents to return to Hong Kong. Free isolation.

The Hong Kong government once stopped the Guangdong province and adjusted the plan after returning to Hong Kong to reflect opinions

She pointed out that customs clearance requires cooperation between the governments of the two places. "If people are unwilling, Hong Kong can relax the quarantine policy first." This prompted the SAR government to launch the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program.

Mai Meijuan said that the implementation of "Easy Return to Hong Kong" is not unimpeded. In Guangzhou last month, a case occurred in which people from Guangdong Province were suspended from returning to Hong Kong through "Easy Return to Hong Kong", resulting in a large number of mainland Hong Kong residents not returning to Hong Kong as scheduled.

Mainland Hong Kong people also expressed different opinions to the Mainland centers, and the government immediately accepted the views of the Mainland centers and adjusted the "Easy Return to Hong Kong" program as soon as possible to only high-risk areas.

In addition, the Mainland Center successfully hosted 78 drug delivery operations last year, helping more than 30,000 Mainland Hong Kong residents to meet their urgent needs, and successfully promoted the Special Support Plan launched by the SAR government in November last year, entrusting the University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital to make appointments for the HA Subsidized follow-up consultation services are provided for patients who are designated for follow-up visits in specialist outpatient clinics or general outpatient clinics.

The Mainland Center has also arranged for more than 1,000 Mainland Hong Kong residents to vaccinate the new crown vaccine as a group, and assist in registration and application for 5,000 yuan electronic consumer vouchers.

Mak Mei-juan said that looking back over the past 20 years, it was found that many people have gone to work and live in the Mainland. The government needs to pay attention to and take into account the needs of Hong Kong people in the Mainland. When making policies, don’t forget Hong Kong people who work, study and live in the Mainland.

The Election Committee’s "Chapter" in the labor sector Mak Mei-juan: healthy and fair competition

When asked about the "unexpected" situation in the labor sector nominated by the Election Committee, Mak Mei-juan pointed out that it is still a normal phenomenon and there is unavoidable competition in the election, but she hopes to maintain fair and healthy competition with other labor members. A good cooperative relationship, "Competition is not surprising at all, but it is a healthy, healthy and fair competition."

Wu Qiubei said, "From the past experience, the labor sector is relatively united." Competition will definitely exist, but the candidates mainly speak out on the labor sector and believe that they will continue to unite the labor sector better.

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