The Food and Health Bureau announced the mandatory testing notice. There are 40 buildings on the list, but there are no restaurants; 26 are private buildings, 10 are public housing and 4 are HOS.
There are 16 buildings on Hong Kong Island, accounting for 40% of the list, of which two-thirds are in the Western District, involving buildings in Kennedy Town, Sai Ying Pun and Shek Tong Tsui, including Blocks 1 and 2 of Kawai Terrace, Xian Shi Xi Wan Building, Jun Sheng Huating, Heyi Building, etc.
Other buildings on the list include Tower 1 LOHAS Park, Tseung Kwan O, Tower 9, Park Wai Mansion, Tin Shui Wai, Tower 7, San Tuen Mun Centre, Tower 8, Sham Tseng, Green Bay, Tower C, Luk Yeung New Village, Tsuen Wan, Tower 7, Lily Court, Whampoa Garden, Ka Yin Residence, Yau Tong and Mei Xuan Court, South Horizons, Ap Lei Chau.
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Central and Western District accounts for the most 10 buildings in Hong Kong
Kennedy Town has 6 premises on the list, including Blocks 1 and 2 of Cappell Terrace, Carwai Man Road, Westfield Building, No. 34-42 Davis Street, Man Kwong Court, No. 12 Smithfield Road, Smithfield Road Block D, No. 71, Ka Fai Garden, and Block B, Beaujolais Court, No. 2, Xixiang Street; the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has previously stated that there may be large clusters of new coronavirus infections in this area and adjacent areas.
In addition, 80 Gao Shing Street, Sai Ying Pun also belong to the Central and Western District. The Wah Building is also subject to forced inspection.
Taikoo Shing and South Horizons are also on the list
Eastern District, Southern District and Wan Chai District have a total of 6 places on the list, among which there are many famous housing estates, including Taikoo Shing Tsui Yung Court and South Horizons Mei Xuan Court, Ap Lei Chau. Fuhui Court, Fortune Garden, 32 Fortress Hill Road, North Point, etc.
Many large private housing estates in Kowloon and the New Territories require mandatory inspection
The 34 premises outside Hong Kong Island are scattered in various districts. Among them are large-scale private housing estates, including Block 7 of Whampoa Garden Lily Court in Hung Hom, Block 1 of LOHAS Park, Tseung Kwan O, Block C of Luk Yeung New Village in Tsuen Wan, Block 8 of Sham Tsing and Green Bay. Block 7, Tuen Mun Centre.
Only Tai Po, Wong Tai Sin and Islands District did not make the list.
On May 18, the mobile sampling stations provided by the government to the public in various districts:
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Mobile sampling stations reopened in Bayi Peninsula and On Yam Village
Those who have been in the building for more than two hours from May 11 to 17 are required to undergo nucleic acid testing today or tomorrow.
To facilitate testing by the public, the government will reopen mobile sampling stations today (18th) at the Sham Tsing Bay Area and On Yam Estate in Kwai Chung, while the mobile sampling station at Lei Muk Shue Village in Tsuen Wan will extend the service until tomorrow (19th).
In addition, a number of testing points have set up chip distribution machines, and citizens who have collected chips can view the real-time chip queuing status on the website of the Community Testing Center.
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