Travel with peace of mind｜Four NGOs are authorized to issue exemption scan codes to certify that authorized persons only include the homeless

Tomorrow (9th) citizens must travel with peace of mind to eat in any restaurant. Three types of people are exempted, including the homeless who have obtained the certificate of exemption.

It is understood that 4 social welfare organizations authorized by the government to issue exemption certificates to “authorized persons” have received samples of the accreditation certificates provided by the Food and Health Bureau this morning. The service provider is required to issue a certificate.

According to the sample certificate obtained, the letter only needs to state the name of the person applying for exemption and the case number, and at the same time stamp the structure. "Authorized persons" without smartphones can present the relevant letters to restaurants tomorrow to " "Fill in paper" instead of scanning the code with peace of mind.

One of the Hong Kong Association of Community Organizations, which is authorized to issue certificates to the homeless, said that dozens of people have called for enquiries, including the homeless, the disabled and the unemployed. Issuing a certificate, I believe that the workload in the next one or two days, including sending letters and answering inquiries, will have a certain amount of pressure.

The definition of an authorized person is not clear. The Food and Health Bureau urges as far as possible to issue a certificate to the homeless in need tomorrow

The government announced on Monday (6th) that three types of designated persons can fill in designated forms instead of using "Travel with peace of mind". One of them is other persons recognized by the government or government-authorized agencies, but there is no detailed definition of authorized persons.

According to a letter provided by the Food and Health Bureau to authorized agencies today, 4 companies are authorized to only issue certificates for homeless people. The letter mentioned that since the new measures will take effect tomorrow, it is hoped that relevant agencies will send out as soon as possible to those in need. The certificate, and a copy of the power of attorney issued by the government to the relevant agency should be printed on the back of the certificate, so that it can be used for identification when necessary by restaurants and other premises and government personnel.

Authorized must also inform the Food and Health Bureau of the number of certificates issued on the 31st of this month.

Authorized by the government to issue certificates of exemption to "authorized persons".

The Social Association received dozens of enquiries this afternoon, including the unemployed but could not help

Wu Weidong, secretary of community organization of the Association of Community Organizations, said that in the current situation, some homeless people may not want others to know their status, so they may not apply. At the same time, the Social Association has received dozens of inquiries this afternoon, except for none. In addition to the family, there are also people with disabilities who do not have a disability certificate, and even the unemployed.

Wu Weidong said that today's confirmation agency can only issue certificates to the homeless, so it explained to other people who are not homeless inquiries. On the other hand, it is expected that in the next one or two days, there will be many homeless people and neighbours who will come to ask for help. Increased manpower to deal with it, and if the homeless ask for help outside of office hours, they may not be able to print out the proof immediately.

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Travel with peace of mind｜The Social Association is worried that it is difficult to process thousands of homeless applications today. FAQs for Traveling with Peace of Mind

Travel with peace of mind│B-type restaurant business has dropped by 40%, and take-out discounts are offered to retain customers: most customers fill in paper and travel with peace of mind. The homeless are exempted from dummies to enter the restaurant and need a letter from the Social Association to start registration as soon as possible