The government issued an emergency alert system to the public for the first time yesterday (9th) afternoon, stating that Queen Elizabeth Hospital has changed its use and non-COVID-19 patients should not go there.
Due to the suddenness of the situation and the sound of an "air raid siren", many citizens were curious and even panicked.
Some lawmakers expressed doubts about the government's actions, believing that the scale of the alert is not proportional to the importance of the news, "scares many citizens", and even has the opposite effect and reduces vigilance.
The reporter asked the government about this, why was the warning issued to the public?
What are the guidelines?
Responding to the incident, a government spokesman pointed out that fighting the epidemic is the top priority of the public at the moment. It is an important measure to convert Queen Elizabeth Hospital into a designated hospital for the treatment of new crown patients. In order to ensure that this important anti-epidemic information can be most To quickly and widely communicate to the public in Hong Kong, and to avoid delays in treatment for non-COVID-19 patients who need to use hospital services (including emergency ambulance services) due to unknown arrangements, the government is using the emergency alert system established in 2020 for the first time Send this message to remind citizens of the arrangements.
The spokesman said that the emergency alert system is to issue urgent announcements and information to mobile service users through the mobile network, including emergency situations related to health matters.
In the future, the government will use the system to send important information (including anti-epidemic information) to the public as soon as possible according to needs.
The spokesman also pointed out that when the emergency warning system message is sent to the mobile phone, a warning sound and vibration prompt will be issued for about ten seconds. The related prompt mode is also widely used in similar systems in other regions.
Whether a mobile telecommunications service user can mute the alert sound or lower its volume depends on the mobile phone model.
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