Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor attended the first session of the Legislative Council today (12th) to answer questions from members.
Many lawmakers are concerned about the new wave of the epidemic caused by Omicron, which has caused many industries to be hit again, and the customs clearance with the mainland is indefinite.
Carrie Lam also pointed out that Hong Kong and the Mainland are by no means "indefinite for customs clearance". A lot of early preparations have been done, describing it as "ninety to ninety". As long as there are no local cases for 14 days, customs clearance will have a deadline.
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Leung Man-kwong, Member of West Kowloon New Power, asked about the outbreak of the current epidemic, and there is no deadline for customs clearance between Hong Kong and the mainland. He has received many cases in the region, and he is eager to return to the mainland to deal with legal, asset and family issues. Will there be a mechanism to temporarily clear customs? to assist those in need.
In response, Carrie Lam pointed out that since September last year, with the support of the central government, the SAR government has done a lot of preparatory work for customs clearance, describing it as "ninety-ninety": "So as far as I know, it is not customs clearance. There is no deadline, as long as everyone works together, we will have no local confirmed cases for about 14 days, and customs clearance will be on time.” Therefore, she pointed out that everyone needs to work hard during this period, even if the public feels that it is troublesome to queue up for injections, and the quarantine center service may not be thoughtful "So I appeal to the public to make concerted efforts to support the SAR government's anti-epidemic work, and I also appeal to the public to be patient. If you feel some inconvenience, we will suppress the infection of the Omicron mutant virus strain as soon as possible, and then there will be a period of customs clearance. "
As for the pre-clearance, Lam Cheng said that China and Hong Kong may not have another mechanism for compassion and privilege. Even if she is the chief executive of the North, she does not need to undergo quarantine, and she needs to accept closed-loop management.
As for the handling of individual cases, she believes that the specific circumstances of each case should be examined independently.
Liang Wenguang asked Lam about customs clearance.
(Screenshot of the live broadcast of the Legislative Council)
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