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Customs clearance ︱ Lam Zheng: Priority is given to quotas for public and business people to research and open ports, but does not include high-speed rail

2021-12-07T04:28:45.021Z


The isolation-free customs clearance with the Mainland has entered the final stage of preparation. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor took the initiative to explain the progress of the Hong Kong side's preparations before attending the guild this morning (7th). She pointed out that the relevant policy bureau chiefs have been exempted from the meeting and the past.


The quarantine-free customs clearance with the Mainland has entered the final stage of preparation. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor took the initiative to explain the progress of the Hong Kong side's preparations before attending the guild this morning (7th). People whose work is closely related to the Hong Kong economy are expected to become a priority group after customs clearance in the future, and they are striving to reserve a part of the quota to open applications.


Director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council, Xia Baolong, delivered a video speech yesterday (6th). She talked about the election of the Legislative Council. Carrie Lam responded that Hong Kong’s development of democracy under "One Country, Two Systems" must closely follow the Basic Law and the decisions of the National People’s Congress. .

She also pointed out that "democracy" has never been a universal standard. The purpose of any democratic political system is to improve people's lives. If democracy is harmful to people's lives, it will put the cart before the horse, just as some Western countries have problems responding to the epidemic.


[10:25] When asked about a study indicating that the Omicron virus has a higher mortality rate than Delta, will the customs clearance situation be considered again? Carrie Lam said that the government has adopted strict external control measures, and all four imported cases have been blocked. , Stressed that it has been negotiating with the mainland, and there is no impact at present.

She also pointed out that the high mortality rate of the Omicron variant virus is a reflection of the need for vaccination. It is emphasized that the vaccination rate of the elderly with the greatest risk is the lowest, and urged them to get the injection as soon as possible under the current epidemic situation.

She emphasized that if there is another epidemic in Hong Kong, the price will be very high.

Restaurants and other premises will be forced to use peace of mind to travel on Thursday. When asked whether restaurants will no longer be classified as A, B, C, and D in the future, Lam Cheng said that the current category A restaurants are in line with the category B, and category B is acceptable. To extend business hours, we will study more incentives later, such as relaxing business space and encouraging the conversion of Category B restaurants to Category C and Category D.

Problems in the Western Anti-epidemic Challenges Democracy Endangers Life

[10:20] When asked about Xia Baolong mentioned yesterday that some people in Hong Kong used to "blindly pursue Western democracy", Lam Cheng responded that he fully supported Director Xia's speech yesterday, describing that the other party once again reiterated the principle of "Patriots governing Hong Kong". Today On the eve of the election, this is a good time to reiterate the relevant statement once again that the new system only requires candidates to be patriotic and can accommodate dissidents.

She pointed out that "democracy" has never been a universal standard. The purpose of any democratic political system is to improve people's lives. If democracy is harmful to people's lives, it will put the cart before the horse, just as some Western countries have problems responding to the epidemic.

Lam Cheng pointed out that Hong Kong's development of democracy under "one country, two systems" must closely follow the Basic Law and the decisions of the National People's Congress.

As for the role of the Legislative Council in the future, Carrie Lam hopes that when the new term takes office in January next year, it will interact rationally with the government, take the overall interests of Hong Kong into consideration, and treat the relationship with the Central Government rationally.

Lam Cheng: There is no target for the turnout rate

[10:14] Lam Cheng said that he understands the feelings of the victims in the Lamma shipwreck, but he must respect the court's decision.

As for the internal investigation conducted by the government that year, if the entire report were to be published, a lot of personal information would have to be covered up.

She also responded to the question of expected voter turnout, emphasizing that the government has not set targets, but urged voters to vote regardless of their political stance, even if they disagree with the government, because this vote will not only elect members, but will have a positive effect. , So that Hong Kong can get rid of political internal friction and no longer stand still.

Only 18,000 people registered at the port ticket station two days before the deadline

[10:10] Lam Cheng said that this legislative council election is a major election after the election system has been improved. A total of 4.5 million registered voters can vote, and some people can vote for one more vote.

She also pointed out that although the polling time was delayed by one hour, the polling time was long. It can be voted from 8:30 am to 10:30 pm. At the same time, more than 38,000 people will be mobilized to assist in the election. There will also be multiple support teams, including police. The department mobilized 10,000 people, 1,200 people from the Civil Security Team, 530 people from the Auxiliary Medical Team, and 900 people from the Independent Commission Against Corruption.

In addition, the Registration and Electoral Office will have 630 polling stations on that day, with a total of 6,200 invoice desks, an increase of 123% over the previous election.

She also pointed out that the primary goal of this election is to be fair and open. She also quoted the director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office Xia Baolong as saying yesterday that this election is competitive and high-quality. It is not an automatic election. It is the first time in the history of the Legislative Council election.

Lin Zheng mentioned that when watching the election forum recently, all candidates put forward their own political platforms for rational debate.

Lam Cheng also said that he had met twice with Feng Hua, chairman of the EAC, and the other party proposed to increase the number of additional personnel. Among them, the directorate staff of the Registration and Electoral Office was increased from two to five.

Lam Zheng pointed out that most of the secondees have election experience, and emphasized that the most important thing is that all personnel must be trained, including multiple internships and simulated situational exercises.

She emphasized that it will facilitate the voting arrangements for all voters, such as arranging them to return to the voting station in their electoral district at lunch or when the flow of people is low. If the voting station has a long flow of people, they can show their work card to rank the priority line.

She also mentioned that the more complicated part of this election is the establishment of voting stations at three borders to facilitate Hong Kong residents in the Mainland.

Lam Cheng pointed out that as of last night, a total of 18,215 people have registered to vote, of which more than 5,000 people have registered in Xiangyuan Wai, more than 7,000 people have registered at Lo Wu, and more than 5,000 people have registered in Lok Ma Chau, emphasizing that the relevant manpower and planning arrangements can be achieved.

Lam solemnly reiterated that this election is of utmost importance to Hong Kong's future. Apart from electing members in their minds, voters also expressed support for improving the post-election system, supporting members to restore rationality, and casting a vote of confidence in Hong Kong's future.

The group of returning to Hong Kong exempted from inspection now has priority in obtaining customs clearance quota

[10:00] Lam Zheng pointed out that there is a lot of work to be done about customs clearance and the epidemic, including the health code. The Innovation and Technology Bureau announced the arrangements last week.

The second is that from today, the relevant bureau of bureaus and those who have been in the quarantine exemption group in the past have contact with people whose work is closely related to the Hong Kong economy. It is expected that after customs clearance, these people with business and official needs will become a priority group, and some of them are striving for quotas. Reserved for open application.

The third is the checkpoint. In the future, it is necessary to evaluate whether more ports should be opened. The Security Bureau is currently reviewing it. It depends on the flow. It is expected that the land port will be the first. Therefore, it is not applicable to Hong Kong and Macau terminals, high-speed rail, and through trains. At present, the Shenzhen Bay Port The opening hours will also be extended, opening and closing earlier than 8 o'clock in the morning.

The fourth is the import of foreign defenses. The new variant virus has not affected the customs clearance work for the time being, and the SAR government will strictly control it; the fifth is more widely used to travel with peace of mind; the sixth is vaccination. As of yesterday, the rate of the first dose of vaccination was 71. %, but due to the rapid rebound of the epidemic around the world, we hope that citizens will get the injection as soon as possible, otherwise it will hinder the expansion of customs clearance in the future.

Regarding the vaccine bubble, Lam said that there are no further matters to be announced today, but he will not give up this work.

[09:49] At the press conference on the same day, the background screen reads "Vote for Hong Kong, One for Yourself", urging the public to vote in the Legislative Council election.

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Source: hk1

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