The Hong Kong government announced yesterday (6th) that multiple mobile sampling stations will be routinely converted into community testing centers and community testing stations. Together with the previous 19 community testing centers, there will be 85 community testing centers or testing stations in Hong Kong. 18 districts and the vicinity of most MTR stations.
Of the 85 community testing centres or testing stations, more than half are LCSD gymnasiums and outdoor free courts, some of which have been suspended since 4 December 2020.
Some basketball coaches said that because many gymnasiums and outdoor basketball courts are used as testing stations, it is more difficult to reserve a venue, and it is estimated that about 20% of students will be lost due to venue problems.
He originally conducted basketball training for students with autism in Wan Chai, but because the venue was used as a testing station, he had to go to North Point for training. "The government wants to use the venue, what can you do? You can only see the trick."
▼Wong Tai Sin Mu Lin Street Playground Inspection Station▼
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Basketball Coach: Can't make an appointment to the basketball court in the gym
Liang Sir, a basketball coach with 20 years of coaching experience, said that many gymnasiums and "street fields" have been used as testing stations for more than two years since the epidemic, which greatly reduced the venues for training and competitions, and it was even more difficult to reserve venues: "It's basically a matter of I can't make an appointment to the basketball court in the gym." He also pointed out that due to venue problems, it is estimated that about 20% of the students will be lost compared with before the epidemic.
He also bluntly said that apart from the basketball club's venue reserved by the government, he has not tried training in the gym for a long time after the epidemic. Good."
▼Changshawan Gymnasium on February 12 waiting for the crowd to be tested▼
Teaching autistic students basketball from Wan Chai to North Point
As for the outdoor basketball court, Sir Leung shared that he used to conduct basketball training for students with autism. However, as many venues are used as testing stations, training classes also have to "go left and go right". I will teach children in the field, but I will use it as a testing station, move it to North Point, and even go to the open space for group training for a while." He bluntly said that the change of the venue will disrupt the habits of autistic students.
Children with autism are used to it, and if there is a little change, it will be far worse for them.
Basketball Coach Liang Sir
What are the countermeasures for the reduction of government venues?
Mr. Liang said helplessly: "The government wants to use the venue. What can you do? You have to see the tricks." He explained that currently, private activity rooms are rented for physical fitness training and group basketball teaching, but the area of the activity room and the basketball court are limited. They are far apart. "The smallest room I tried was 160 (square) feet, but I tried my best to try to make the children have a good time."
7 gymnasiums have been used as testing centers for nearly two years
The Hong Kong government announced yesterday that multiple mobile sampling stations will be routinely converted into community testing centers and community testing centers. Together with the 19 community testing centers established earlier, there will be 85 community testing centers or testing stations in Hong Kong, covering all 18 districts in Hong Kong. And most nearby MTR stations.
42 LCSD gymnasiums and outdoor free courts have been converted into testing centers, including 7 gymnasiums, accounting for 6.7% of the total in Hong Kong; and some venues have been suspended since early December 2020, such as Shek Tong Tsui Sports Centre, Wai Tsuen Gymnasium and Tai Wo Gymnasium, etc.
Apart from testing centres, many gymnasiums have also been converted into vaccination centres.
35 outdoor venues converted into outdoor community testing stations
In addition, there are also 35 outdoor community testing stations. Some or all of the facilities in the original free courts need to be temporarily closed. Most of them are outdoor free basketball courts or football courts, accounting for more than 6.5% of the whole territory. football field, Southorn Playground football field in Wan Chai, Sha Tsui Road Playground in Tsuen Wan, etc.
▼On February 9th, the Tianqing Community Hall in Tianshui Wai will check the crowd▼
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