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Hong Kong Medics Decide to Put Strike on Hold to Stand Guard for Enormous Crowds Squeezing Through Borders to Avoid Mandatory Quarantine
Stepping into the 5th also the last day of medics strike initiated by the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (#HAEA) to put pressure on the Government to lockdown all Hong Kong borders with China, in order to curb the deadly Coronavirus from spreading across the border; otherwise, a community outbreak can crumble the already-overloaded medical facilities in Hong Kong.
HAEA members were asked to cast their votes on February 7 on whether to extend the strike, which requires support from 6,000 members.
More than 7,000 members casted their votes. Winnie Yu Wai-ming, chair of HAEA said in the evening that about 3,000 members supported continuing the strike while 3,600 voted to resume work. She therefore announced to put the strike on hold but stressed the pursuit for five demands would continue.
Turning a deaf ear to many experts’ advice to seal borders with China, Carrie Lam's Administration announced implementation of a mandatory 14-day quarantine period effective on February 8 for Chinese travelers, which created a 2.5-day-window period on February 6 and 7. Crowds of people appeared in airport and land ports attempting to enter Hong Kong before the new restriction takes effect. The chaotic situation at the borders was compared to fleeing soldiers in the movie "Dunkirk".
Watch video: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16807
During the "window period", several flights of Hong Kong Airlines from Chinese cities to Hong Kong were unusually full of booking up to 105%. Large crowds flowing through Shenzhen Bay border caused serious congestions which could risk triggering wider spread of the epidemic.
Source: Apple Daily
#Feb7 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #MandatoryQuarantine
Hong Kong Medics Decide to Put Strike on Hold to Stand Guard for Enormous Crowds Squeezing Through Borders to Avoid Mandatory Quarantine
Stepping into the 5th also the last day of medics strike initiated by the Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (#HAEA) to put pressure on the Government to lockdown all Hong Kong borders with China, in order to curb the deadly Coronavirus from spreading across the border; otherwise, a community outbreak can crumble the already-overloaded medical facilities in Hong Kong.
HAEA members were asked to cast their votes on February 7 on whether to extend the strike, which requires support from 6,000 members.
More than 7,000 members casted their votes. Winnie Yu Wai-ming, chair of HAEA said in the evening that about 3,000 members supported continuing the strike while 3,600 voted to resume work. She therefore announced to put the strike on hold but stressed the pursuit for five demands would continue.
Turning a deaf ear to many experts’ advice to seal borders with China, Carrie Lam's Administration announced implementation of a mandatory 14-day quarantine period effective on February 8 for Chinese travelers, which created a 2.5-day-window period on February 6 and 7. Crowds of people appeared in airport and land ports attempting to enter Hong Kong before the new restriction takes effect. The chaotic situation at the borders was compared to fleeing soldiers in the movie "Dunkirk".
Watch video: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/16807
During the "window period", several flights of Hong Kong Airlines from Chinese cities to Hong Kong were unusually full of booking up to 105%. Large crowds flowing through Shenzhen Bay border caused serious congestions which could risk triggering wider spread of the epidemic.
Source: Apple Daily
#Feb7 #ChinesePneumonia #GlobalOutbreak #MandatoryQuarantine
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Enormous Crowds from China Squeezing Through Borders to Avoid Mandatory Quarantine effective in Hong Kong on Feb 8
The measure to quarantine any person goinh to Hong Kong from China for 14 days was announced by the Hong Kong Government on Feb 5.…
Enormous Crowds from China Squeezing Through Borders to Avoid Mandatory Quarantine effective in Hong Kong on Feb 8
The measure to quarantine any person goinh to Hong Kong from China for 14 days was announced by the Hong Kong Government on Feb 5.…