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epidemic. 12.13|An increase of 13,721 confirmed cases Cancel safe travel from Wednesday Cancel entry yellow code

2022-12-13T16:17:56.033Z


Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao announced before the executive meeting this morning (13th) that citizens no longer need to scan for safe travel starting tomorrow (14th), but designated places such as restaurants retain the requirement for vaccine passes, that is, citizens still need to scan the phone when entering.


Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao announced before the executive meeting this morning (13th) that citizens no longer need to scan for safe travel starting tomorrow (14th), but designated places such as restaurants retain the requirement for vaccine passes, that is, citizens still need to scan electronic needle cards when entering or paper needle cards, the authorities will also cancel the "yellow code".


Medical and Health Director Lu Chongmao said at the epidemic press conference in the afternoon that the Hong Kong government will revoke the laws and administrative arrangements that citizens must scan for safe travel, and the person in charge of the venue does not need to post the QR code for safe travel. On the other hand, the vaccine pass is still an important measure, and the mask order remains unchanged.

In terms of the epidemic situation, there were 12,930 new local infections and 791 positive imported cases in the past 24 hours, and 37 more patients died.


Summary of today's epidemic situation:


- An increase of 13,721 confirmed cases, 996 cases less than the previous day

- 37 new patients died,

bringing the cumulative death toll to 11,021.

Epidemic・12.12|14,717 newly confirmed cases in Macau increased by more than 200 in a single day

The immediate effective reproduction rate of local cases at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong is 1.44, that is, one patient infects about 1.5 people, which has not yet peaked.

(Photo from HKU Faculty of Medicine)

▼On December 13th, the government announced the cancellation of sweeping and traveling with peace of mind▼


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The last night of traveling with peace of mind|From voluntary to compulsory use, the scene of citizens queuing up and scanning codes has become history

[23:01] "Have you murmured that you can travel safely?" When you step into a restaurant or a designated place, the clerk will always remind you that you must scan the "Travel Safely" before you can enter, but this scene is at zero on Wednesday (14th) After hours and minutes, it will become history.

Launched in November 2020, the app has been updated over 40 versions so far.

When it was first launched, the government stated that it would not force citizens to use it, but the relevant statement was overturned a year later. The then chief executive, Carrie Lam, explained that it was because of the rapid development of the epidemic.

However, as Hong Kong gradually returns to normal, traveling with peace of mind cannot escape the fate of being eliminated.

The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, announced today (13th) that starting from Wednesday, there will be no need for scanning to travel with peace of mind, which also means that tonight is the last night to use the whereabouts recording program that has been with Hong Kong people for two years.

Travel with peace of mind|Education Bureau: From Wednesday onwards, there is no need to scan and still need to show the vaccine pass when entering the school

[22:28] After the government announced today (13th) that mandatory scanning will be canceled tomorrow (14th), the Education Bureau will send a letter to the school today (13th), and all people entering the campus (including providing Service personnel, parents, visitors, etc.) do not need to scan Safe Travel, and schools do not need to post QR codes of safe travel places in the school premises.

In addition to students, those who enter the school must still meet the requirements of the vaccine pass to enter the campus.

The Education Bureau added that all school staff, school bus and nanny bus drivers, car attendants and students should continue to complete a rapid antigen test before returning to school every day.

Faculty and staff who have not been vaccinated but hold a valid medical certificate will no longer need to undergo a nucleic acid test every seven days from tomorrow, but they must still perform a quick test before going to work every day.

Relax multiple measures within 6 days to see the latest requirements of immigrants, confirmed cases and students

[22:15] The Mainland introduced the "New Ten Measures" earlier to relax the epidemic prevention and control measures, including allowing asymptomatic and mild patients to be quarantined at home; no longer implementing universal nucleic acid testing, etc. Hong Kong has also accelerated its pace, and in just 6 days A number of immigration measures and epidemic prevention policies have been relaxed, including canceling scanning and traveling with peace of mind that many people are concerned about.

"Hong Kong 01" integrates the epidemic prevention measures of the past six days, and lists the latest epidemic prevention requirements for foreign tourists, Hong Kong people and students.

[22:05] The Medical and Health Bureau announced the reduction of the scope of nucleic acid testing. In addition to reducing mandatory testing announcements to residential buildings, it also exempts children under the age of 3 from compulsory testing.

The scope of regular nucleic acid testing will only apply to high-risk groups (i.e. staff of the Hospital Authority, staff of nursing homes and homes for the disabled); the following groups are no longer required to undergo regular nucleic acid testing under the new arrangement. Regularly conduct rapid tests and report positive results by yourself:

(i) airport staff;

(ii) staff of quarantine centers/facilities and related limousines;

(iii) container terminal and shipping staff;

(iv) staff of community testing centers/testing stations and temporary mobile sampling stations;

(v) slaughterhouse practitioners;

(vi) Freezing room staff;

(vii) performers at catering premises/scheduled premises;

(viii) Crew members and passengers of "high seas" cruises;

(ix) Employees of catering business/scheduled premises who fail to meet the vaccination requirements under the “Vaccination Pass”;

(x) construction site personnel; and

(xi) School staff.

[21:56] The spokesperson of the Labor and Welfare Bureau said that a family member of Deputy Director He Qiming was diagnosed. He is currently undergoing home quarantine according to the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health. During the quarantine period, he will work from home.

The spokesman stated that He Qiming has been conducting regular nucleic acid tests for the new coronavirus. He had a nucleic acid test yesterday (12th) and a rapid antigen test today, and the results were all negative.

He wore a mask and followed relevant epidemic prevention measures while working.

Legislative Council member Chen Zhenying was diagnosed. He took a nucleic acid test this morning and the result was positive, but the rapid test was negative. He has attended many activities including banquets today.

▼On December 13th, the government announced the cancellation of sweeping and traveling with peace of mind▼


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Mandatory inspection of buildings|The government reduced the mandatory inspection of buildings and fell to 26 buildings in Metropolis and Metropolis on the list

[19:10] The government announced today (13th) that it will gradually reduce the mandatory testing announcement for residential buildings. The Medical and Health Bureau issued the latest mandatory testing announcement tonight. The number of buildings on the list has dropped to 26, of which 7 are located in Tuen Mun , involving Daxing Garden, Youai Village, Yuhaiwan, etc., and others in Tseung Kwan O Metropolitan Station and Metropolis, as well as Ma On Shan Lan'an and Haidian Residence.

▼December 13, part of the building will be inspected▼


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Outbound travel|Cathay Pacific resumes Phuket and Nagoya flights next month, Hong Kong Express resumes flights to Jeju and Busan

[18:50] The government announced today (13th) that starting tomorrow (14th), the use of "Travel Safely" to scan QR codes and the "yellow code" arrangement will be cancelled.

Cathay Pacific issued a statement, welcoming the Hong Kong government to implement measures to facilitate the arrival of tourists to Hong Kong, especially the removal of yellow code restrictions, which is believed to attract inbound tourists.

Cathay Pacific also announced that it will resume Phuket and Nagoya flights in January; Hong Kong Express will resume flights to Jeju and Busan next month.

Cathay Pacific will resume Phuket and Nagoya flights in January; Hong Kong Express will resume flights to Jeju and Busan next month.

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Customs clearance|Inland and Hong Kong resume customs clearance sources: Guangdong and Fujian provinces may be used as pilots

[17:39] After the mainland adjusts its anti-epidemic strategy and eases the epidemic prevention restrictions, Hong Kong society looks forward to customs clearance with the mainland. "Hong Kong 01" is the first to report that customs clearance is expected early next year. According to the analysis of sources familiar with the situation, Guangdong and Fujian may be used as pilots first. , and then gradually expanded to the whole country.

Sources said that it is expected that there will be two arrangements in the early stage of re-clearance, one of which is only for public affairs and business, or citizens with urgent needs.

Furthermore, starting from January next year, the two sessions at the provincial level in the Mainland will be held one after another. It coincides with the change of term. Customs clearance can facilitate the participation of the CPPCC in person at the provincial level in Hong Kong. Another possibility is that Guangdong and Fujian provinces, two closely related to Provinces with more people-to-people exchanges will be piloted so that the central government can evaluate the situation after the switch, and then gradually expand to other citizens, and even complete customs clearance.

50,000 people who were positive for sewage in Mei Foo Sun Chuen Phase II, Sheung Shui Tai Ping Estate, Hang Hau Le Yi Ju, etc. need to be tested quickly

[16:30] The government said today that the sewage test results of many residential buildings in Sham Shui Po District, North District or Sai Kung District, such as Mei Foo Sun Chuen Phase II, Sheung Shui Tai Ping Estate and Tseung Kwan O Hang Hau Lofty House, were positive and the virus load was relatively high. High, the authorities will distribute about 50,000 quick test kits to relevant locations for residents, cleaners and property management staff to test themselves to assist in the identification of infected persons.

▼House with a positive sewage test result on December 13▼


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Lin Jianfeng advocates the need to avoid wearing masks in open places and strives for relaxation of customs clearance and quarantine before the Lunar New Year in the Mainland

[16:00] Before attending the executive meeting today (13th), the Chief Executive, Lee Ka-chao, announced the abolition of the yellow code rule, and those who entered the country without a confirmed diagnosis will be issued a blue code.

Lin Jianfeng, vice chairman of the Democratic League and member of the Executive Council, welcomed the decision and believed that it would help attract business people and tourists to Hong Kong and assist economic and social recovery.

He also suggested that the government consider allowing citizens not to wear masks in open outdoor places with few people. At the same time, he urged the authorities to hold a meeting with the Guangdong provincial government as soon as possible to discuss the road map and timetable for customs clearance, at least striving to relax the customs clearance and quarantine policy around the Lunar New Year.

Travel with peace of mind is canceled|Show the vaccine pass needle card 5 ways to read the article to see if there is a trick, you can download it for free

[15:58] Will the vaccine pass be "capped" with three shots or have a sunset clause?

Lu Chongmao responded that the virus is constantly mutating, and the medical community is constantly looking for better ways to prevent it, and the development of vaccines is constantly being updated. If there are new viruses or mutated viruses, there will be more effective or new vaccines. Therefore, there is no so-called sunset clause for vaccines: " Infectious infectious diseases, the virus system is constantly evolving, and the direction of evolution is not within the controllable range.”

Hong Kong relaxes five measures, including cancellation of scanning for safe travel Lu Chongmao: Your words are too late, others say customs clearance too early|Tomorrow the requirement for nucleic acid testing at mainland ports will be withdrawn Lu Chongmao: Looking forward to customs clearance

[15:46] When asked about the arrangement with the mainland for quarantine exemption, Lu Chongmao said that the chief executive mentioned close communication with the mainland and the national joint prevention and control, and customs clearance involves personnel exchanges between the two places: "In this regard, we (the Hong Kong government) We will actively fight for it.” Lu mentioned that the country’s latest ten new regulations do not involve customs clearance policies: “We are all eagerly looking forward to the release of new policies, and we will maintain communication with the mainland government.”

[15:31] Xu Lejian, director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, pointed out that in the past 7 days, the average number of cases per day was 11,000 to 14,000, an increase of 44% from the previous week, and the number of deaths per day was 11 to 37, compared with the average of the previous week. 11 to 27 cases, up 49.5%.

▼On December 13, the Medical and Health Bureau announced the latest epidemic prevention arrangements▼


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The Hong Kong government further relaxes the epidemic prevention: reduce the mandatory inspection of buildings, withdraw to the mainland and Macao for testing students still need to test quickly

[15:22] Lu Chongmao pointed out that starting from Wednesday, the pre-departure testing arrangement for going to the Mainland and Macau will be cancelled. Returning to the Mainland or Macau from Hong Kong only needs to have a negative nucleic acid 48 hours before boarding or land departure according to local requirements. It has been proved that you can pass the customs, and there is no need to do special nucleic acid testing at the port.

At the same time, the local nucleic acid testing strategy will be adjusted, and the number of test announcements issued to residential buildings will be gradually reduced, and more quick test kits will be distributed in the community. As for the daily quick test for students, it will remain unchanged.

[15:17] Lu Chongmao emphasized that Vaccine Access and Peace of Mind are not absolutely linked. Citizens can use their mobile phones to travel with peace of mind, and there is a pass function in the lower right corner. You can also use a screenshot of your mobile phone to show the Vaccine Pass. There are many different methods, and you can show it without scanning to enter the designated place.

[15:12] Lu Chongmao pointed out that the Hong Kong government will revoke the laws and administrative arrangements that citizens must scan for safe travel, and the person in charge of the venue does not need to post the QR code for safe travel. The policy can be launched tomorrow (Wednesday), but another On the one hand, the vaccine passport is still an important measure. On the one hand, it can encourage citizens to speed up vaccination, and the vaccine certificate can protect unvaccinated people.

[15:05] Lu Chongmao said at the epidemic press conference that the number of cases has indeed increased recently, but the number seems to have entered the platform stage, especially the sewage test: "It seems that the recent rebound has reached the platform level. , with little sign of a pullback."

▼On December 11, the Blue Tunnel will be opened to traffic, and citizens will go to the Cross Bay Bridge to check in and ride bicycles▼


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[13:50] The Water Supplies Department, together with the Drainage Services Department, the Sha Tin Police District (Tin Sum Division) and the Department of Health, carried out a law enforcement operation at Mei Pak Court in Tai Wai today, sending personnel to check the test certificates of the persons tested at the entrance and exit to confirm their Whether the inspection is carried out according to the requirements of the mandatory inspection announcement.

During the operation, a total of 208 persons under inspection were inspected. Two of them were found to have failed to comply with the mandatory inspection announcement and were issued a compulsory inspection order. At the same time, a fixed penalty notice of RMB 10,000 was issued to one of them.

▼On December 13, the government announced the abolition of the Scan Safe Travel and Yellow Code system▼


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Cancel travel with peace of mind | Huang Jielong described the historic event as 0+0, leaving a small amount of QR code to scan the vaccine pass

[12:35] Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao announced today that Hong Kong will no longer need to scan "Travel Safely" and stop using the "Yellow Code" from tomorrow (14th), but designated places such as restaurants will retain the "Vaccination Pass".

Huang Jielong, chairman and chief executive officer of Xu Fu Lou Group, believes that the relaxation of measures is "historic" and is like "0+0". Tourists and returning citizens can eat in restaurants for the first three days, which will gradually revive the catering industry.

Huang Jielong also pointed out that the QR codes for "Traveling Safely" in his restaurants will be gradually reduced, but since they still need to scan the needle card, at least one QR code will be kept, so that citizens can scan the code to switch to "Vaccine Pass".

The confirmed man left the Choi Wing Road Respite Center without authorization and returned to the SWD within a day, requiring the center to submit a report to strengthen security

[12:25] An elderly person disappeared after leaving the temporary care center of Cairong Road Gymnasium without authorization. According to the Social Welfare Department, a 66-year-old man who was admitted to the center due to a confirmed diagnosis on December 6 was found at about 1:00 pm yesterday (12th) He left the center without authorization through the fire escape. He is about 1.6 meters tall, of medium build, with short black hair. He was wearing a blue windbreaker, gray trousers and slippers when he left the center.

The SWD stated that it attaches great importance to the incident, and has requested the centers involved to submit incident reports, and requested all respite centers to strengthen guards at every entrance and exit within their area, and pay close attention to the situation of the elderly.

The SWD appeals to members of the public who have information on the missing man to contact the police or call the SWD hotline 2343 2255.

[12:15] The Director of the Medical and Health Bureau, Lu Chongmao, held a briefing on the latest situation of the 2019 coronavirus disease in the lecture hall of the Government Headquarters at 3:00 pm.

The Director of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health, Tsui Lok-kin, and the Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital Authority, Peter Ko, will attend the event.

▼On December 13, Chief Executive Li Jiachao announced the abolition of the system of scanning safe travel and yellow codes▼


Customs Clearance Mainland|Li Jiachao: The two places are actively advancing according to the actual situation. At this stage, they are seeking to optimize and increase the number of quotas. They will start, stop, scan for peace of mind, and withdraw yellow codes. Restaurants, etc. keep vaccines through. Li Jiachao said that there will be no risk of infection. Liberation remains to be seen: there is a great chance of customs clearance next year

[10:33] Li Jiachao announced that citizens no longer need to use "Travel with Peace of Mind" starting tomorrow, but will retain the "vaccine pass" arrangement for designated places such as restaurants, and will cancel the yellow code arrangement. All citizens, including immigrants, Only when the diagnosis is confirmed will it turn to the red code, and the rest of the time will maintain the blue code.

He said that the new changes have taken into account data and risks. Currently, the risk of imported cases is lower than the risk of community infection. Even if the yellow code is cancelled, it will not increase the risk of community infection. Lu Chongmao, director of the Medical and Health Bureau, will explain the details this afternoon.

▼The Blue Tunnel will be opened to traffic on December 11, citizens and drivers are waiting to get on the bridge▼


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▼On December 10, citizens snapped up Painkillers and Antipyretics such as Bilitonin▼


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▼On December 10, citizens snapped up rapid testing kits▼


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Customs Clearance|News: Returning to the Mainland at the earliest beginning of next month will be exempted from quarantine and will only be subject to home inspection for 3 days

▼Weekly Epidemic Press Conference on December 8▼


Compulsory testing|43 buildings on the list involving Athens Residence, Yuen Long Shangcheng, Kornhill Garden and other Ocean Park Christmas attractions have 3-meter-high real snow slides and snowmen can be built. The sewage in Upper Wong Tai Sin Village was positive. The government sent 50,000 copies of quick tests. 13 residents in two buildings were charged without compulsory inspection. This month, 102 people received fines and handed over to the government. 1.02 million increased. 14,717 cases were confirmed and 25 people died. The proportion of customs clearance is maintained at a low level|Christmas reappears the arrival of high-speed trains in Hong Kong?

There is another train displayed on the ticketing network. Chen Hengbin quotes news: This month, the mainland has the opportunity to clear customs for emergency, business, and business.

Source: hk1

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