The Fangcang shelter hospital in Tsing Yi, built with the aid of the central government, was delivered today and provides more than 3,800 isolation beds.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor described the construction of the isolation facility in just 7 days as a "victory of the first battle" and thanked the workers for their efforts.
▼The current situation of Tsing Yi Fangcai Hospital on February 28▼
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The community isolation and treatment facility in Tsing Yi has been delivered. Basic facilities such as beds and lockers have been completed, providing about 4,000 beds.
Lin Zhengyue, Chen Zhaoshi and others visited the site in the afternoon and listened to the introduction of the builders.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out that she never thought that the isolation facility could be built in just 7 days, describing it as a "victory in the first battle", creating a miracle in the construction industry in Hong Kong.
She thanked the 2,000 workers of China State Construction Corporation for working around the clock to build tens of thousands of isolation and treatment facilities in 8 locations, so that patients who test positive can leave home for quarantine and reduce the risk of family and community transmission.
She mentioned that the eight isolation facilities located in the former San Tin Shopping City, Tam Mei in Yuen Long and Hung Shui Bridge were all built with assistance from the central government, and the construction was still in progress. Together with the public housing and hotels requisitioned by the authorities, the total could provide more than 70,000 isolation units.
Carrie Lam inspects the Tsing Yi Fangcang shelter hospital.
Chen Dong from the Liaison Office: The important thing is to use it well and manage it well
Chen Dong, deputy director of the Liaison Office of the CPC Central Committee, said that the Tsing Yi Fangcang shelter hospital was an epidemic prevention project at the request of the SAR government and decided by the central government. It was successfully completed in just 7 days, creating a miracle in a race against time, showing the strength of China and the miracle of China. .
He pointed out that building the hospital is only the first step, and more importantly, it is used and managed well. He hopes to strengthen the follow-up management and play a role as soon as possible, so that patients can be treated and isolated in a timely manner.
Chen Dong said, entrusted by the director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, Xia Baolong, and the director of the Liaison Office, Luo Huiliang, to express their greetings and respect to the workers of the hospital project. Responsibility, main responsibility, support the Chief Executive in leading the anti-epidemic and epidemic prevention work.
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