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Penny's Bay people's grievances exploded, and front-line staff were worried about rework: they are my enemies

2022-02-25T08:11:07.562Z


The management of the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Treatment Facility is chaotic, and people's grievances boil over. Patients flee, attack security guards, attempt suicide, and mass protests are common. Some security guards are afraid of being attacked again and refuse to send supplies to patients. Some staff


The management of the Penny's Bay Community Isolation Treatment Facility is chaotic, and public grievances boil over. Patients flee, attack security guards, attempt suicide, and collective protests are commonplace. Some security guards are afraid of being attacked again and refuse to send supplies to patients. Some staff report to "Hong Kong 01" He bluntly stated that the pressure was overwhelming, and he was terrified when he returned to work: "I am so patient. The first time I saw it was out of control, so many patients wanted to escape." We urge the government to face up to the demands of citizens and the plight of employees, and end this situation.


"On Tuesday (22nd), at least 10 people wanted to leave in the second phase, on Wednesday (23rd), an African-American man wanted to escape, and on Thursday (24th), about 20 people from the 54 seats in the second phase walked out of the open space to protest. , I'm so patient, it's the first time I've seen so many people wanting to run away." A frontline staff spit out bitterness to the reporter, telling the story of what happened in Penny's Bay for the past few days.

He said that since the attack on a security guard on Tuesday (22nd), some security guards have "strike" and refused to contact patients in person, and finally the Civil Security Forces took over. The canal is miserable."

He said that he was exhausted at work on Tuesday, and more than 10 people fled in one day, fighting the fire everywhere, which was the biggest wave of escapes he had seen since he had been in office for more than a year. To bake and do it.”

He pointed out that in the first phase of the next day, an African-American man wanted to escape, but many security guards could not stop him, and finally the deputy commander of the Civil Security Forces was alerted to go out and persuade him to return to the room. Dedicated to resisting the anger of the public on behalf of high-level officials, "For weeks, no high-level government has been stunned and frightened for the front line. The patient's words are self-defeating.

Another registered nurse in Penny's Bay said that there are still 1,300 people in Penny's Bay currently under quarantine, and only 5 people are answering the hotline. To grope on your own like an abandoned baby is at a loss.

Patients complained that no one followed up on their cases. They were furious and treated front-line staff like Kou Yu, complaining that they were ineffective and deliberately making things difficult. Front-line staff were often scolded or even attacked. , they treat them as my enemies, we are really helpless, in fact, I really want to help them, but we are helpless.”

Legislative Council member Lu Chung-hsiung said that the situation in Penny's Bay this week is a cause for concern. He hopes the authorities will seriously identify the problem and make improvements as soon as possible. He believes that there is a serious misallocation of resources in Penny's Bay. Leaving but unable to leave, Lu understands the plight of front-line employees and suggests that the government set up a psychological counseling hotline to help front-line employees relieve stress and provide support.

Penny's Bay series of conflict events

21/02 The woman surnamed Huang (59 years old) was dissatisfied with the meal and asked for a meal change. She was emotional and tried to jump off the building at one point. After that, the victim's mood recovered and the case was changed to "dispute" for follow-up.

22/02 The police received a report of a man in the Penny's Bay isolation facility who reported that he wanted to commit suicide. Fortunately, the police arrived at the scene and found the victim safe and returned to calm.

22/02 A female quarantined person surnamed Dai (29 years old) did not wear a mask and wanted to leave. The two sides had an argument, during which he was attacked by the other with his hands. The woman then returned to a unit at the above address for continued isolation.

The male security guard suffered chest, back pain and foot injuries and was taken to North Lantau Hospital for treatment.

23/02 An African-American man tried to escape but was eventually persuaded to return to his room.

24/02 About 20 people from Block 54 of Penny's Bay Phase 2 walked out of the open space to protest, and the confrontation between the two sides was resolved peacefully for four hours.

Penny's Bay quarantined woman asked when she left the camp, punched and kicked the security guard and shouted: "I'm insane, Penny's Bay management chaos exploded, and the 59-year-old woman was excited and jumped.

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Source: hk1

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