From next Thursday (December 9), the Hong Kong government will force entry into designated places such as restaurants and other designated premises to travel with peace of mind.
A number of DAB candidates for the Legislative Council petitioned Government House today (30th), asking the government to take into account the elderly who do not know how to use smartphones, and launch a physical QR code that allows venue staff to "reversely scan" the elderly at the scene, which is convenient They go in and out.
Chen Hengpin, who participated in the Southwest New Territories election, said that he had written to the government to request research.
The DAB Zhou Haoding, Chen Keqin, Liang Xi, Li Shirong, and Zheng Yongshun all participated in the petition. Zhou Haoding urged the government to require the crew to return to Hong Kong to undergo quarantine for 7 to 14 days according to the risk to avoid local outbreaks of new variant viruses.
Liang Xi said that some merchants reported to him that business was greatly reduced because of travel with ease. He suggested that more staff should be sent to scan the physical QR code with software.
Unclear travel problems will affect the elderly's customs clearance
Chen Hengpin pointed out that the government only needs to post a specific physical QR code to each elder according to the senior card information, and then the premises are responsible for scanning the code
, so that the
elders can travel with peace of mind in different places.
He emphasized that the arrangement is not complicated, and citizens can travel with peace of mind regardless of whether they have smartphones or not.
Uncle Kang, who joined the petition with Chen Hengpin, is over 80 years old. He said that since the government forced to travel in and out of government premises with peace of mind, he never went to public markets to buy vegetables.
Uncle Kang emphasized that he tried it, but he couldn't learn how to use a smart phone.
Zhou Hao Ting, who participated in the Northwest New Territories election, pointed out that many elderly people have difficulty downloading and using Anxin to travel, but the customs clearance arrangements under discussion and the record of Anxin travel will become one of the conditions for customs clearance, which will be connected with the mainland health code.
In this regard, it is necessary to take care of the needs of the elderly, otherwise it will become a barrier to customs clearance for them to return to the Mainland.
Chen Keqin urges to consider beeping Octopus instead of scanning codes
Chan Hak-qin, who participated in the northeastern New Territories election, said that since September, entering some restaurants must use peace of mind to travel, and many disadvantaged groups are facing difficulties.
He mentioned that the mainland also has the problem of disadvantaged groups, but with the cooperation of real-name bus cards and community residence cards, it is also convenient to track people. He believes that Hong Kong can refer to it, such as real-name Octopus and physical health codes to achieve the same effect. The government is more humane.
Li Shirong, who participated in the southeastern New Territories election, said that traveling with peace of mind caused great inconvenience. The requirement to use smartphones caused obstacles to the elderly. Some elderly people even expressed that it is difficult to purchase low-cost smartphones.
He criticized the government for launching peace-of-mind travel without thinking clearly. Although he supports the Hong Kong government's fight against the epidemic, he also requires the government to understand the people's difficulties.
As for Cheng Yongshun, who ran for Kowloon West, said that even if the government allows elderly people aged 65 or above to fill out a form instead of traveling with peace of mind, some people would rather give up shopping for vegetables in the market because they fear that they will not be able to cope with the queue.
Information about other candidates for the Legislative Council election can be found on the
Hong Kong 01 Legislative Council Election 2021 page
.
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