#FailedState #COVID19
Temporary Hospital to be Set Up in Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo by China State-owned Enterprises Without Tendering, Pro-Dem Legislator Fears Bad Precedent
The HK government announced in August 2020 that it would set up a temporary hospital on land of the phase two expansion plan of the conventional venue AsiaWorld-Expo (#AWE) and transform Hall 8 to Hall 10 of AWE into a community treatment centre. The plan is expected to provide a total of 1,800 beds, with the costs to be paid by the PRC's Central Government and the construction work to be carried out by a contractor from China without tendering.
Carrie Lam had denied claims of transfer of benefits on Friday.
Sources from the construction industry in Hong Kong claimed that the said construction would be contracted by Chinese state-owned enterprises, with the China State Construction Engineering, which is controlled by the State Council of the PRC and contractor of the Huoshenshan Hospital, being the most likely. It is stated that the Chinese contractor had had meetings with the Hospital Authority and the government.
No detailed plans were given, but it is speculated that it would be built using Modular Integrated Construction, i.e. building the main components in the PRC, before shipping them to Hong Kong for assembly.
Pro-democracy legislator Dr Kwok Ka-ki, of Civic Party, who is a physician by profession, stated that this is the first time the Central Government paid full costs for facilities in Hong Kong since the transfer of sovereignty in 1997. He worried that it would set a bad precedent, "Having the costs prepaid is not all that matters. If they build several more National Security Departments free of charge, would you be happy?"
Dr Arisina Ma Chung Yee, chairperson of the Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association questioned the intent behind the PRC's sponsorship. She cited the floods and famines faced by the PRC at the moment, and that Hong Kong is far from a third-world area. She also stated that the phase one community treatment facilities at the AWE had not been fully occupied, questioning the need for more beds.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3383717691713827/
#KwokKaKi #MaChungYee #HKPDA #AsiaWorldExpo #NoTender #BenefitTransfer #RedCapital
Temporary Hospital to be Set Up in Hong Kong's AsiaWorld-Expo by China State-owned Enterprises Without Tendering, Pro-Dem Legislator Fears Bad Precedent
The HK government announced in August 2020 that it would set up a temporary hospital on land of the phase two expansion plan of the conventional venue AsiaWorld-Expo (#AWE) and transform Hall 8 to Hall 10 of AWE into a community treatment centre. The plan is expected to provide a total of 1,800 beds, with the costs to be paid by the PRC's Central Government and the construction work to be carried out by a contractor from China without tendering.
Carrie Lam had denied claims of transfer of benefits on Friday.
Sources from the construction industry in Hong Kong claimed that the said construction would be contracted by Chinese state-owned enterprises, with the China State Construction Engineering, which is controlled by the State Council of the PRC and contractor of the Huoshenshan Hospital, being the most likely. It is stated that the Chinese contractor had had meetings with the Hospital Authority and the government.
No detailed plans were given, but it is speculated that it would be built using Modular Integrated Construction, i.e. building the main components in the PRC, before shipping them to Hong Kong for assembly.
Pro-democracy legislator Dr Kwok Ka-ki, of Civic Party, who is a physician by profession, stated that this is the first time the Central Government paid full costs for facilities in Hong Kong since the transfer of sovereignty in 1997. He worried that it would set a bad precedent, "Having the costs prepaid is not all that matters. If they build several more National Security Departments free of charge, would you be happy?"
Dr Arisina Ma Chung Yee, chairperson of the Hong Kong Public Doctors' Association questioned the intent behind the PRC's sponsorship. She cited the floods and famines faced by the PRC at the moment, and that Hong Kong is far from a third-world area. She also stated that the phase one community treatment facilities at the AWE had not been fully occupied, questioning the need for more beds.
Source: Stand News #Aug22
https://www.facebook.com/710476795704610/posts/3383717691713827/
#KwokKaKi #MaChungYee #HKPDA #AsiaWorldExpo #NoTender #BenefitTransfer #RedCapital
#FailedState #TransferofInterest
HK Government Skips Tendering and Awards Bank of China as Sole Partner to Payout $10,000 cash Allowance to Low-income New Immigrants
The Community Care Fund (#CCF) announced on September 21, 2020 the launch of the One-off Allowance for New Immigrants from Low-income Families Programme, with an aim to help them "adapt to community and to help ease the load of the immediate financial pressure".
Announcing the details at a media briefing, the Chairperson of the CCF Task Force, Dr Law Chi-kwong, said that the CCF has set aside around HK$2,131.04 million to kickstart the programme, and an estimation of 203,000 new immigrants will benefit from it.
Separately, Law stated that Bank of China Hong Kong (#BOCHK) was appointed as the sole agent bank of the project to disburse cash allowance within 8 weeks. He claimed that skipping the formal tendering process was to "shorten the processing time".
Source: InMedia; RTHK #Sept21
https://bit.ly/3kBRSDG
#NewImmigrants #NoTender
HK Government Skips Tendering and Awards Bank of China as Sole Partner to Payout $10,000 cash Allowance to Low-income New Immigrants
The Community Care Fund (#CCF) announced on September 21, 2020 the launch of the One-off Allowance for New Immigrants from Low-income Families Programme, with an aim to help them "adapt to community and to help ease the load of the immediate financial pressure".
Announcing the details at a media briefing, the Chairperson of the CCF Task Force, Dr Law Chi-kwong, said that the CCF has set aside around HK$2,131.04 million to kickstart the programme, and an estimation of 203,000 new immigrants will benefit from it.
Separately, Law stated that Bank of China Hong Kong (#BOCHK) was appointed as the sole agent bank of the project to disburse cash allowance within 8 weeks. He claimed that skipping the formal tendering process was to "shorten the processing time".
Source: InMedia; RTHK #Sept21
https://bit.ly/3kBRSDG
#NewImmigrants #NoTender