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The 64-year-old Zeng had a stroke, a cleaner who went to work and was exposed to the sun, but did not enter the mall to enjoy the shade: it is not good to wear work clothes

2022-08-02T00:17:08.695Z


The hot weather warning in Hong Kong continues to be in effect. People walking on the streets with high temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius are like "teppanyaki". In order to make a living, outsourced cleaners sweep the streets and wash the floors every morning during the most intense sunshine hours. Dan Kang


The hot weather warning in Hong Kong continues to be in effect. People walking on the streets with high temperatures of more than 30 degrees Celsius are like "teppanyaki". In order to make a living, outsourced cleaners sweep the streets and wash the floors every morning during the most intense sunshine hours. However, some parks of the LCSD only have storage rooms and no rest rooms. During the day, there is no wind like an oven. After work, they have to return to the boardrooms with no windows and bad air-conditioning to rest. They are worried that the body who has suffered a stroke will be overwhelmed, and they are afraid to enter the shopping mall for fear of identity problems. Chill out.

Some Christian groups saw that the residents of the subdivided housing units in Tai Kok Tsui and the cleaning workers had nowhere to escape the heat, so last week they opened the synagogue to let the public "cool and air" free of charge, hoping to provide a relatively comfortable space to relax and unwind.


Church co-workers cold call cleaners, subdivided housing neighborhoods open the synagogue to cool down

"Our synagogue has been air-conditioned for a long time. Since there is a need in the neighborhood, why not leave it for use?" The Hong Kong Christian Church Missionary Church located in Fook Hong Building, Fook Chuen Street, Tai Kok Tsui, mainly serves Yau Tsim. Vulnerable groups in the Wang area have regularly distributed meals to nearly 300 seniors living alone or those in need who cannot cook in subdivided rooms during the epidemic. Mary, a co-worker, said that some neighbors reported that the building was being repaired, and the subdivided flats had no water or electricity. It was too hot to stay, so she had an idea and suggested to the pastor to create a space in the air-conditioned synagogue as a "summer shelter", Monday to Friday, 12:00 to 6:00, for anyone in need to sit down "Cold air-conditioning" was approved by the pastor, so the relevant measures were implemented from last Wednesday (27th), and he took the initiative to "cold call" the cleaners, subdivided apartment neighbors, etc., hoping to allow the public to enjoy the air-conditioned space.

During the peak period, about 10 neighbors sat on benches and rested individually. Hymn songs or videos of preaching were played in the synagogue, but no one would come forward to interfere. At the same time, neighbors could also pour ice water from their own drinking fountains to cool off the heat. .

Sister Xiu, a 64-year-old outsourced cleaner from the LCSD, is a frequent visitor. She goes to work at a park in Tai Kok Tsui at 6 am every day. , you can get off work at 3:00 pm.

Since most of the working hours are in the period of the most intense sunlight, the park where he works has no male and female toilets, no restrooms, and only a sealed storage room without windows. When the sun shines on the room, the high temperature makes the interior space unbearably hot. , even turning on the fan can't dissipate the heat. "It's too hot inside, so I can only enjoy the shade under the shade of a tree." She said that she was wearing outsourced business clothes and was soaked all over, so she was embarrassed to go to Olympian City and other big shopping malls to enjoy the shade.

"When the security guard saw you sitting low in your work clothes, even if the other party didn't talk, you would be embarrassed to sit down."

Cleaner had a stroke

Sister Xiu said that she had suffered a stroke and her right foot was weak after recovery. Her 80-year-old husband, who also worked as an outsourced cleaner, had a stroke while working three years ago. The rent for a board room of more than 3,000 yuan, utilities and other living expenses of more than 400 yuan After being notified by the co-workers, they went off work every day from last Thursday and walked to the hall to enjoy the shade. They didn’t buy food until 6 pm and went home to cook for the couple to have dinner and bring meals to work tomorrow.

Another 94-year-old mother-in-law, Chen, goes to the Mission Hall to collect free lunch boxes every afternoon. About three to four times a week, the hall has implemented a "summer shelter" venue. She will come to sit down and rest more than half an hour beforehand. After receiving the free lunch box, go home to enjoy.

She pointed out that she lives with her eldest son, who leaves early in the morning and returns late. She has had surgery on her knee, and suffers from gout and edema, so she cannot overwork herself. In recent years, she has stopped cooking.

"When a boy comes out to do it, he sometimes eats a meal, and sometimes goes to a relative's and friend's house to have a meal. I can't turn on the air conditioner when I go to the house by myself, so I start shaking." She praised. Taking into account the needs of the neighborhood, the co-workers not only distributed meals to the elderly, but also provided an air-conditioned place to rest.

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Source: hk1

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