Relaxation of epidemic prevention｜Tian Beichen withdraws the vaccine notification: Did the government make a mistake? 30,000 quota at the beginning of customs clearance

The government has relaxed most of the social distance measures starting today (29th), including the cancellation of vaccine passes.

Tian Beichen, member of the Legislative Council of the Real Politics Roundtable, expressed his strong opposition to the cancellation of the Vaccine Pass, emphasizing that the epidemic situation is high, more than 5,000 people have been hospitalized recently, and the three-needle vaccination rate for the elderly is only about 79%. He is worried that the medical system will be overloaded. You have to take off the mask first, because you will be admitted to the hospital, and today it is relaxed... Has the government made a mistake, and will people believe it in the future?"

He also predicts that the initial customs clearance limit between Hong Kong and the Mainland will be about 30,000, and he also expects that all high-speed rail stations will be fully open after the high-speed rail resumes passenger capacity.

▼On December 28, the government announced the cancellation of the vaccine pass▼

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Tian Beichen: The most opposed to the current cancellation of the vaccine pass, the government's rhetoric has been repeated

Tian Beichen, who is currently in Tokyo, Japan, said on a radio program this morning that among the various relaxations, the only one that strongly opposes the cancellation of the vaccine pass, and also believes that many experts will oppose it, because the Chinese New Year is coming, the 3-shot vaccination rate for the elderly is about 79% , but the epidemic is still serious, and more than 5,000 people have been hospitalized in the latest.

He said that after customs clearance at the beginning of next month, there will be many compatriots going south, worried that the public hospital will "explode", and think that it is absolutely untenable to cancel it after this time.

He also said that in the past, Lu Chongmao, the director of the Medical and Health Bureau, emphasized that all the injections should be given to remove the mask, so as to reduce the burden on the medical system caused by the admission of Chinese people. However, the measures have been relaxed today. , in the future, when I talk about it, will anyone believe him?"

In the past, Lu Chongmao kept saying that you must get all the injections and remove the mask first, because you will be admitted to the hospital, but today it is relaxed... Has the government made a mistake, and will people believe him in the future?

Legislative Council member Tian Beichen

Tian Beichen.

(Photo by Zheng Zifeng)

Tian: The initial quota of 30,000 is expected

As for customs clearance, Tian Beichen said that he expects to have a quota of 100,000 at the beginning, but currently only about 30,000. If customs clearance starts on the 8th, it is expected that 300,000 to 400,000 people will go north by the Lunar New Year, so it is acceptable.

He emphasized that after customs clearance, the testing requirements of the two places should be two-way, that is, Hong Kong people returning to the mainland must have a negative nucleic acid certificate, and mainlanders should also have the same requirements when arriving in Hong Kong.

He also believes that customs clearance will be possible on January 8, and that the through train at Hung Hom Station is "no more". He hopes that after the high-speed rail resumes passenger traffic, it will be possible to go directly to Guangzhou East from West Kowloon Station without going to Guangzhou South first.

▼On December 28, Li Jiachao announced that most of the epidemic prevention restrictions will be canceled from December 29▼

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