The government announced today that it will tighten social distancing measures and include 6 types of premises, including shopping malls, as designated listed premises. From February 24, all citizens entering and leaving shopping malls will be required to present a vaccine pass, which is expected to have the greatest impact on residential buildings on top of shopping malls.
Some residents of Tian Jin in Tseung Kwan O said that if they did not go through the shopping mall, it would take about 10 minutes to go home. In addition, if the residences in the center of Tseung Kwan O were located, they had to walk to the entrance of the car park in Tong Tak Street, all of which were open-air roads. greater impact.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor says residents who haven't had injections "may find another way to go"
The government has tightened social distancing measures, and from February 24, all citizens entering and leaving the mall will be required to present a vaccine pass.
It is expected to have the greatest impact on residential buildings above shopping malls. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that residents "can use another route." The reporter went to some shopping malls to measure the difference between the "another route".
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The reporter went to the PopCorn in Tseung Kwan O to measure, originally it took less than half a minute to reach the entrance of Tianjin, a residential building above the shopping mall, but it would take three to four minutes to reach the entrance of the parking lot without going through the shopping mall.
Some residents even said that it takes about ten minutes to walk to their building with the platform, which is three times the usual time.
Residential houses near the center of Tseung Kwan O are also affected. Originally, it takes about three minutes to reach the entrance of the residential lobby in the center of Tseung Kwan O from the MTR station through the shopping mall. It takes about seven to eight minutes to walk to the entrance of the car park in Tongde Street. There is no cover along the way. If there is a wind or rain, the impact will be greater.
Mr. Chen pointed out that if he didn't go through the entrance of the shopping mall, he would have to make another big circle. "It takes me ten minutes to walk fast!" (Photo by Ma Weijie)
Residents around Tseung Kwan O Station: It is inconvenient to show a vaccine pass when entering and leaving
Yang Tai, a resident of Tianjin, believes that the implementation of the vaccine pass will cause inconvenience to the daily access of Tianjin residents. Even if they have been vaccinated, they must show the vaccine pass when entering and leaving the shopping mall.
She also believes that the government's policies, such as the closure of hair salons, are to force the public to get vaccinated through inconvenience, saying that vaccination is more about coping with life than preventing epidemics.
Another resident, Mr. Chen, said that although he had been vaccinated, he felt inconvenienced for residents who had not been vaccinated. He pointed out that the building he lived in was on the other side of the parking lot entrance. It takes ten minutes!" He also pointed out that the need to get vaccinated when entering the mall would cause inconvenience to many people, and he asked, "Are there some people who can't get injections, so why don't they go back to the house?"
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