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Control and Tightening Control: HK Government's Latest Responses to the Pandemic
The Hong Kong SAR government refused to grant HKD1.5m to a community cleanliness campaign approved by Southern District Council for anti-pandemic purpose.
This is not the first time where the government refused to operate with the directly-elected district councillors, of which the pro-democracy camp constitutes the majority in all 18 District Councils in Hong Kong.
Read more:
https://bit.ly/2K0nAgZ
Meanwhile, the government claimed the need to "tighten anti-pandemic control". The Health Authority required travellers arriving in Hong Kong to undergo quarantine in hotels, i.e. home quarantine is not allowed. The regulation, however, exempts travellers arriving from China.
Read more:
https://bit.ly/2GO9ZrC
The Hong Kong government will release an mobile application to monitor citizens' travel records on Nov 16, 2020. The government claims that data such as personal information and GPS location would not be collected, and privacy would be respected. Citizens can voluntarily download and use the app.
The development of the app had cost HKD 1m.
The HK government also mentioned a plan to exempt Hong Kong residents in China from the 14-day compulsory quarantine when returning to Hong Kong, starting from Nov 23, 2020.
Read more:
https://bit.ly/32Af6U9
Source: InMedia #Nov11
Image: Stand News
#DistrictCouncil #Discriminatiom #HealthCode #Quarantine
Control and Tightening Control: HK Government's Latest Responses to the Pandemic
The Hong Kong SAR government refused to grant HKD1.5m to a community cleanliness campaign approved by Southern District Council for anti-pandemic purpose.
This is not the first time where the government refused to operate with the directly-elected district councillors, of which the pro-democracy camp constitutes the majority in all 18 District Councils in Hong Kong.
Read more:
https://bit.ly/2K0nAgZ
Meanwhile, the government claimed the need to "tighten anti-pandemic control". The Health Authority required travellers arriving in Hong Kong to undergo quarantine in hotels, i.e. home quarantine is not allowed. The regulation, however, exempts travellers arriving from China.
Read more:
https://bit.ly/2GO9ZrC
The Hong Kong government will release an mobile application to monitor citizens' travel records on Nov 16, 2020. The government claims that data such as personal information and GPS location would not be collected, and privacy would be respected. Citizens can voluntarily download and use the app.
The development of the app had cost HKD 1m.
The HK government also mentioned a plan to exempt Hong Kong residents in China from the 14-day compulsory quarantine when returning to Hong Kong, starting from Nov 23, 2020.
Read more:
https://bit.ly/32Af6U9
Source: InMedia #Nov11
Image: Stand News
#DistrictCouncil #Discriminatiom #HealthCode #Quarantine