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Chief Executive candidate Xian Guolin calls for the assistance of the People's Liberation Army when necessary for compulsory testing.

2022-02-10T16:05:11.846Z


With the outbreak of the fifth wave of COVID-19, there are long queues at testing centers in all districts in Hong Kong. All sectors of society are concerned about the capabilities of the testing and medical system in Hong Kong. Many politicians have suggested that the SAR government seek help from the central government. Announced candidacy for chief executive


With the outbreak of the fifth wave of COVID-19, there are long queues at testing centers in all districts in Hong Kong. All sectors of society are concerned about the capabilities of the testing and medical system in Hong Kong. Many politicians have suggested that the SAR government seek help from the central government.


Xian Guolin, who has announced his candidacy for the chief executive, proposed that the whole plan will last for about one month. He also said that if Hong Kong is still short of manpower after the mobilization, he can ask the central government for the assistance of the People's Liberation Army in Hong Kong.


Xian Guolin suggested that Hong Kong should be divided into 6 to 7 districts, each with more than one million people, and then closed district-by-district for mandatory testing.

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District-by-zone closure for 5 days and free movement until the closure

Xian Guolin suggested that Hong Kong should be divided into 6 to 7 districts, each with more than one million people, and then closed district-by-district for mandatory testing.

For example, he pointed out that after the closure of Hong Kong Island, there will be a five-day compulsory national inspection. During this period, residents are not allowed to leave their homes in principle, but each family can also be arranged to send one person to a nearby supermarket to shop, and families with special needs can distribute appropriate amounts of food and medicine. .

He said that with reference to the current government's daily testing capacity of 300,000, Hong Kong Island's population of about 1.26 million should be able to complete all tests within five days.

During the testing period on Hong Kong Island, residents of other districts can move freely in other districts under the epidemic prevention measures.

Restrictions on activities in the tested areas are relaxed, but epidemic prevention regulations still need to be observed

After the completion of the test on Hong Kong Island, Xian Guolin said that citizens in the area can move freely in the area, but they are not allowed to leave the closed area, and restaurants, cinemas, beauty salons, etc. in the area can operate as normal and resume the evening market, but they must still observe social distancing. Distance and other epidemic prevention restrictions.

Xian Guolin also said that if Hong Kong Island is followed by the closure of Kowloon West, when Kowloon West is completed, citizens of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon West can move freely in the two districts.

He estimates that the entire testing operation can be completed within 30 to 35 days. Except for the 5-day closure of the area, each citizen is not actually affected for a long time, and after the completion of all the citizens still need to abide by the epidemic prevention measures.

Hiring private medical staff, mobilizing the Immigration Department, recruiting the assistance of the Civil Security Forces

The closure of the region involves a large number of manpower. Xi Guolin pointed out that it is possible to consider hiring a large number of private medical staff to participate in the epidemic prevention work, and the government can also requisition the personnel of the Civil Security Force, the Auxiliary Medical Team and the St. John Ambulance Team, and dispatch 7,000 frontline personnel to enter the country. staff to assist in the fight against the virus.

In addition, he said that he believed that at the request of the SAR government, the central government could send a large number of medical staff to Hong Kong for assistance. If the various methods were still insufficient, he could ask the central government for the assistance of the People’s Liberation Army in Hong Kong. Just like in 2017, Macau asked the People’s Liberation Army to assist in cleaning up the typhoon. Just like the rubbish on the street after pigeons.

Since the operation involved a huge deployment of manpower, Xian Guolin believed that a general anti-epidemic command center must be set up in Hong Kong, and officials at the bureau level would take turns on duty to coordinate and direct the work of various departments.

Xian Guolin proposed that all citizens must use the health code.

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The name of the confirmed person must be published using the health code

As for the regular epidemic measures, Xian Guolin proposed that all citizens must use the health code, which includes personal information, address, telephone and ID number.

He also proposed that the government should publish the names of all confirmed cases, the first three characters of the ID card number, the last four characters of the telephone number, and the residential address and street. All close contacts are required to take the initiative to report and test to the quarantine center within 24 hours, and they must wait at the center. result.

For those who do not comply with the epidemic prevention regulations, Xian Guolin suggested heavier penalties, such as a maximum of two years in prison and a fine of 500,000 yuan for non-compliance with the epidemic prevention order, and a maximum of 5 years in prison and a fine of 500,000 yuan for intentionally spreading the virus.

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Source: hk1

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