Li Jiachao: Complete customs clearance with the mainland as soon as possible and disagree with independent investigation of the epidemic

After a two-week adjournment, the Executive Council resumed its meeting today (31st). Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao met with reporters before the meeting. It is expected that people from all walks of life will pay attention to issues such as when to implement quarantine-free customs clearance and cancel customs clearance quotas.

NPC Standing Committee member Tan Yaozong said the day before yesterday (29th) that he believes that a decision will be made soon to cancel the nucleic acid testing requirements for customs clearance between Hong Kong and the Mainland, and quoted Chief Secretary for Administration Chen Guoji as saying that it is estimated that there will be a decision in the next few days.

Li Jiachao said that the next step is to comprehensively promote Hong Kong, and will focus on promoting normalization measures. The goal is to achieve full customs clearance with the mainland as soon as possible.

In addition, it also plans to clear international customs. It will consider canceling the vaccination and rapid test requirements for visitors to Hong Kong. The government is the first to organize a delegation to visit abroad. On Saturday (February 4), he will lead a delegation to visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to promote Hong Kong culture. , business and other advantages.

Li Jiachao also stated that he does not agree to establish an independent investigation on the government's decision-making measures to deal with the epidemic.

Li Jiachao summarized the epidemic measures and follow-up work, saying that an emergency mobilization mechanism will be established, and he hopes to mobilize as soon as possible to deal with emergencies, including large-scale epidemics.

Consider lifting mask order after peak winter flu season

When asked when the mask order will be lifted, Li Jiachao pointed out that the government made a decision based on data and risks, and the quarantine order was only lifted yesterday. At present, the mask order is the only restriction. After the winter flu peak period, if the epidemic situation is under control, it will consider canceling the mask order.

Regarding his visit to the Middle East next month, Li Jiachao said that Hong Kong has returned to normal, and it is time to go out and tell the story of Hong Kong. A delegation of 30 people has been formed, hoping to tell the international community about Hong Kong's business opportunities and advantages as an international city, and strengthen Hong Kong's competitiveness , expecting fruitful results.

It is "more effective" not to independently investigate the government's continuous summarization of experience

With regard to disagreeing with the establishment of an independent investigation committee to investigate the effectiveness of the government's anti-epidemic measures, Lee Ka-chao said that in the new stage of the epidemic, the government must fully promote Hong Kong and deploy to return to normal.

He agreed to sum up experience to deal with new risks, and these 7 months of summarizing experience have come up with practical solutions, which he believes can face future challenges.

In the face of the epidemic, we must act according to the situation we are facing. Li Jiachao feels that we must implement the key elements and concepts of the system and strategy, including making decisions quickly, implementing accurately, and focusing on results. Therefore, the system has been changed and a command and coordination team has been established. , increasing the safety factor, such as increasing the amount of drug storage and manpower deployment.

After gaining experience, it is necessary to routineize useful measures, and the current government continues to sum up experience, so that the government has better resilience, which is more effective than independent investigations.

Discussing details of customs clearance implementation with the Mainland

When asked why he failed to announce the quarantine-free customs clearance with the mainland today, Li Jiachao said frankly that he hopes to fully clear the customs with the mainland as soon as possible, including the exemption from nucleic acid testing, etc. He emphasized that there will be an announcement soon.

However, he also pointed out that according to the current mechanism, testing is still needed. The Hong Kong government is discussing and coordinating closely with all parties. In principle, everyone is willing to clear the customs as soon as possible. What needs to be discussed now is the implementation details, so as to realize the real and comprehensive restoration of Hong Kong. often.

He also pointed out that after the customs clearance, the only thing is to still wear a mask, and the authorities will wait until the flu peak period to study whether to cancel it.

As for some private doctors refusing to receive confirmed patients, Li Jiachao pointed out that the cancellation of the isolation order was only one day. There are reports that the handling of the medical transition period is involved. shorten.

▼On the morning of the first day of customs clearance on January 8, not many mainland tourists and Hong Kong residents entered Hong Kong▼

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