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HK Government Allegedly Pressures Foreign Domestic Workers to Join COVID19 Universal Testing

In his Facebook post on September 7, pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong revealed a screen capture of a whatsapp conversation, showing how the Hong Kong authorities allegedly incentivize the public to join the so-called “voluntary” COVID-19 universal testing scheme.

The controversies concerning the scheme included the Hong Kong government's commission of three Chinese companies, unlicensed in Hong Kong, to run COVID19 tests for the population; government official's refusal to disclose the budget of the extended scheme; and the genuine effectiveness of the scheme.

The whatsapp conversation was recorded by a person working at a Domestic Helper Agency. The person received a special request from the government's Home Affairs Bureau, asking her to arrange 50 domestic helpers to get the COVID-19 test in the City Hall during a planned visit of a senior government official.

The person was told that she would be offered a “bonus money” of HKD200 for every 10 domestic helpers she brings to the test.

From this incident, Joshua Wong raised two important queries:

• How much taxpayers' money has been used by the government just to “pump up” the overall number of participants of the test?

• How many participants of the voluntary testing scheme run by the government are genuinely “volunteers”?

Last but not least, Wong called on the Home Affairs Bureau to look into the case and the Ombudsman to be involved in the investigation.

Source: Joshua Wong’s Facebook #Sept4

https://www.facebook.com/200976479994868/posts/3309114989180986/?extid=8c8BoAvCWXEZe4lv&d=n

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