The fifth wave of the epidemic was fierce, the Omicron variant virus broke out in the community, and the crisis spread to the Legislative Council.
It is understood that Hong Weimin, the Hong Kong Affairs Liaison Officer of the Qianhai Administration Bureau, held a birthday party for more than 100 people in Wan Chai on Monday (3rd) night. A guest was subsequently diagnosed with a preliminary diagnosis.
The DAB member Chen Zhongni and his assistant had contact with the person, and his assistant later returned to work in the Legislative Council building and the office of the CITIC member.
Also at the same scene were Lu Hanmin, a new member of the Pakatan Harapan Council, Chiu Dagen, a member of the science and technology sector, and Chen Peiliang, a member of the election committee.
Qiu Dagen said that he has been tested immediately and is waiting for the test results. During the period, he will self-isolate in the room at home, and his family and colleagues are known to go for the test.
Lu Hanmin learned that a client had a preliminary diagnosis this afternoon, but he said that he did not know the person and did not talk to him. He had just completed the test with his family and has asked all the staff to go for the test immediately.
It is understood that the party was held at a Category D restaurant in Wan Chai Bayview Centre, starting at 6 o'clock in the evening.
The initial confirmed person only arrived at 8 or 9 in the evening, and many participants came to congratulate the party at the beginning of the party, and then left.
The Legislative Council replied to enquiries that at 8 pm tonight, public places such as the assembly building’s members’ floors and restaurants, as well as the members’ floors of the 13th and 15th floors of the CITIC Building, will be disinfected by mist. manage.
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CITIC Conference Office has set up a shared working space to increase the risk of spreading
Chen Zhongni pointed out that after he learned that the person was initially diagnosed this morning (6th), he had notified the Legislative Council Secretariat and the Democratic Alliance for Betterment of the Communist Party (DAB) caucus immediately. He, together with five other colleagues, will be tested.
Because the Legislative Council building is undergoing expansion, some members’ offices are temporarily located in the CITIC Building, and the assistants of different members must share an open-plan working space.
Chen Zhongni said that in Wan Chai that night, he had an outdoor greeting with the initially diagnosed person. The contact time was only about ten seconds. "I said hello, but my assistant is more patient and courageous in contact with him." He said it was not clear whether the assistant and the other party had the same meal or not, or wore a mask to communicate with each other, and he himself did not return to the Legislative Council building or the CITIC Council after that night.
He also said that the next day, Tuesday (4th), he and his assistant had interviewed applicants. They wore masks during the whole process. In addition, he had received two doses of the vaccine. He believed that the risk was not high. The office will conduct tests to protect everyone and report them as soon as they know that they have been in contact."
Secretariat: The person involved will not return to the Legislative Council until a negative result is obtained
According to the Legislative Council webpage, Chen Zhongni’s CITIC Conference Office is located in Room 1524, while Lin Lin and Huang Yinghao, both of the DAB, are located in Room 1520 and 1521 respectively. It is believed that the assistants of many members of the party must share an open workspace. Chen Zhongni pointed out that his proposal is a "self-contained role" and should not have much impact on others.
The Secretariat responded to enquiries and stated that it was learned that a member of the Council had been in contact with the initially diagnosed person earlier, and the relevant member and his assistants had been tested.
They will not return to the members' floors of the Legislative Council Complex and CITIC Building until they obtain a negative test result.
To be cautious, the Secretariat has arranged for a cleaning company to perform disinfection in public areas such as the assembly building’s congressman’s floor and restaurant, as well as the congressman’s floor on the 13th and 15th floors of the CITIC Building later today.
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