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"Safe Travel" testing information should be more complete

2022-01-26T10:15:55.008Z


Since its launch the previous year, the "Safe Travel" mobile app has been the main tool used by the SAR government to assist the public in responding to the epidemic. In terms of receiving infection risk notifications and mandatory testing announcements, many citizens have


Since its launch the previous year, the "Safe Travel" mobile app has been the main tool used by the SAR government to assist the public in responding to the epidemic.

In terms of receiving infection risk notifications and mandatory testing announcements, many citizens completely rely on the "Safe Travel" app as the only source of relevant information.

According to government statistics, "Safe Travel" has so far issued more than 10,000 reminders of places with risk of infection, and more than 320,000 citizens have gone for testing after receiving the notification.


However, with the recent resurgence of the local epidemic and more frequent testing announcements, some deficiencies in the testing information provided by "Safe Travel" have emerged one after another.

On Wednesday (January 26), Member of the Legislative Council Election Committee, Lai Tung Kwok, criticized the time lag in the release of information on "Safe Travel" at the meeting, and the content did not directly list the date and number of mandatory tests, but only provided relevant press releases. The link and same-day testing announcement schedule.

Scanning code should be connected to the Internet for verification

Regarding the lack of information and information, the Secretary for Innovation and Technology, Xue Yongheng, said that the CHP will "optimize the content of the mandatory testing announcement to clearly state the number and date of the required testing."

However, regarding the time lag in sending information, he said that "the actual time when individual users receive notifications may be affected by factors such as their network services and mobile phone operation." The problem is ignored.

It should be known that the market is flooded with a large number of mobile phones pre-loaded with "safe travel", and their users often do not turn on the device to connect to the Internet, but simply use it as a "pass" to enter and leave different places.

If the authorities are interested, they should update the "Safe Travel" program as soon as possible, and require citizens to connect to the Internet for authentication when scanning the QR code of the venue. .

Need to provide more convenience for testing

At the same time, since "travel with peace of mind" is already the main information content for many citizens to receive mandatory testing announcements, in addition to providing the date and frequency of testing when there is a risk of infection, it is also necessary to consider adding more relevant information.

For example, the number of mandatory inspections at each location has been basically more than once recently, so the program can be changed to send a reminder message every time the mandatory inspection date arrives, reducing the chance of citizens occasionally forgetting to take the inspection halfway through.

Finally, there is a demand for compulsory testing in different regions, and the number of people queuing up at some testing stations has increased significantly, raising concerns about cross-infection.

The authorities can also try to help alleviate this series of problems through "safe travel", such as listing the real-time flow information of various community testing centers and mobile sampling stations in the program, or adding a quick search for the location of nearby testing stations and direct appointment for testing Time period and other functions, which I believe will also help provide more convenience for citizens who need to be tested.

If the epidemic prevention is to be "ruthless", the violators should be severely punished. Promote the third injection of epidemic prevention as soon as possible. Take precautionary measures to prevent the epidemic and reflect the difference in governance capacity.

Source: hk1

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