The Government today (15th) invoked the Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing of Certain Persons) Regulation (Cap. 599J) to make a restriction and testing announcement. From 7:00 p.m. Persons (hereinafter referred to as persons under test) shall remain on their premises and undergo compulsory testing.
Persons to be tested are required to wait at their premises until all identified persons in the "restricted area" have completed their tests and the relevant test results have been roughly confirmed, before leaving their premises.
The government aims to complete the operation at about 7am tomorrow (16th).
▼On January 15th, the Hongshan Building in Qinghong Village, Tsing Yi was closed for inspection▼
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A government spokesman said that according to Chapter 599J, the government can make restrictions and testing declarations according to the needs of epidemic prevention.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said today (15th) that a 41-year-old cargo aircraft cabin cleaner who lives with his family in Wang Shan House, Cheung Wang Estate, Tsing Yi, tested positive on the 14th. After the assessment, the risk of infection in the relevant area is higher, and the government decides to restrict and test the relevant area after testing positive.
The government will set up temporary sampling stations in "restricted areas" and require those tested to be tested by 1:00 a.m. tomorrow.
Those who are inspected will be arranged to undergo nucleic acid testing at the sampling station, and a combined throat and nasal cavity swab will be collected by a designated person.
Persons tested must remain in the premises until all persons have test results to reduce the risk of cross-infection.
The government will arrange door-to-door sampling for the disabled and the elderly.
Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health, said today (15th) that a 41-year-old cargo aircraft cabin cleaner who lives with his family in Wang Shan House, Cheung Wang Estate, Tsing Yi, tested positive on the 14th. After the assessment, the risk of infection in the relevant area is higher, and the government decides to restrict and test the relevant area after testing positive.
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A government spokesman said it understood that this arrangement would cause inconvenience to the public.
The government has arranged to conduct testing for all persons tested in the area as soon as possible, to complete testing and confirm the results of all identified persons.
If an employee is unable to go to work due to a declaration, the government hopes that employers can make discretionary measures and not deduct employees' salaries and benefits.
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In addition, anyone who has been in the above-mentioned buildings for more than two hours between January 10 and January 15, even if they were not in the "restricted area" when the "relevant declaration" came into effect, must be or prior mandatory testing.
Due to the mutated virus strains involved and the associated risk of infection, it is prudent that people who have been vaccinated and who have been tested recently are still required to be tested.
In addition, according to the latest arrangement, persons residing in the same building as the initial positive test case involving suspected Omicron variant virus strains shall be required to stay in the building for the 2nd, Mandatory testing will be conducted on 3, 4, 7, 12 and 19.
The Hong Kong government pointed out that if individual non-local residents stayed in the "restricted area" when the declaration took effect, it would cause unreasonable hardship. , and the person must have been tested and left personal data as instructed for contact purposes.
Any relevant person who fails to comply with the compulsory testing notice commits an offence and is liable to a fixed fine of $5,000 and will receive a compulsory testing order requiring the person to undergo testing within a specified period.
Failure to comply with a mandatory testing order or a restraining and testing declaration commits an offence and is liable to a fine at level 4 of $25,000 and six months' imprisonment.
▼On January 14, the government announced that the ban on dine-in in the evening market was extended to February 3 on the third day of the new year▼
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▼January 13, Longcheng Garden 1 closed area inspection▼
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