"2 Dollars Wasted": Disappointed Elderly Only to Find Police Crackdown on a Sunday
As the police cordoned off Causeway Bay, shops closed and passers-by hurried away. Some elderly people who came to Causeway Bay just to shop exclaimed, "two dollars wasted."
Source: Pazu
#PoliceState #HongKongProtests #NationalSecurityLaw #May24 #Elderly
As the police cordoned off Causeway Bay, shops closed and passers-by hurried away. Some elderly people who came to Causeway Bay just to shop exclaimed, "two dollars wasted."
Source: Pazu
#PoliceState #HongKongProtests #NationalSecurityLaw #May24 #Elderly
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#AsiasFinest #Elderly
Police Shove and Pepper-sprays Old Man While Dispersing Crowds
15:23 | #CWB
While riot police were dispersing citizens on the scene in Russell Street, they shove a old man who was walking slowly. They fired pepper spray directly to that old man. He is now receiving on-site first-aid assistance. Some reporters also suffered from the pepper spray while filming the scene.
Source: Editorial Board, HSUSU
#NationalAnthemLaw #NationalAnthemBill #HKProtests #Press #27May
Police Shove and Pepper-sprays Old Man While Dispersing Crowds
15:23 | #CWB
While riot police were dispersing citizens on the scene in Russell Street, they shove a old man who was walking slowly. They fired pepper spray directly to that old man. He is now receiving on-site first-aid assistance. Some reporters also suffered from the pepper spray while filming the scene.
Source: Editorial Board, HSUSU
#NationalAnthemLaw #NationalAnthemBill #HKProtests #Press #27May
80-year-old elderly with walking sticks supporting Hongkongers' Fight
Netizens called for a “silent rally”, without a formal assembly and chanting protest slogans, on Sunday afternoon, June 28, along Nathan Road.
An 80-year old man walking with two crutches insisted to walk in hot weather to show his support for Hongkongers.
Source: USP #Jun28
#Elderly
#PoliceState #HongKongProtests
#NationalSecurityLaw
Netizens called for a “silent rally”, without a formal assembly and chanting protest slogans, on Sunday afternoon, June 28, along Nathan Road.
An 80-year old man walking with two crutches insisted to walk in hot weather to show his support for Hongkongers.
Source: USP #Jun28
#Elderly
#PoliceState #HongKongProtests
#NationalSecurityLaw
#PrinceEdward831
Elderly Arrested for Not Wearing Mask
Today marks one year since the 831 attack at Prince Edward. Many people were seen offering flowers and laying their tributes outside of Prince Edward Station. After being issued warning from the police, an elderly was arrested for not wearing her mask, and was taken to the police station by two police officers.
Source: Stand News
#31Aug #FailedState #PrinceEdward #PoliceState #Elderly
Elderly Arrested for Not Wearing Mask
Today marks one year since the 831 attack at Prince Edward. Many people were seen offering flowers and laying their tributes outside of Prince Edward Station. After being issued warning from the police, an elderly was arrested for not wearing her mask, and was taken to the police station by two police officers.
Source: Stand News
#31Aug #FailedState #PrinceEdward #PoliceState #Elderly
#HongKongProtests
An Elderly Carrying a Yellow Umbrella Raises 5 fingers In Support of the Pro-democracy Movement
Netizens call for a rally on Sept 6, 2020 but were faced with heavy police presence. An elderly was sighted holding a yellow umbrella standing alone at the pier in Tsim Sha Tsui, near the 5 flag poles.
The elderly said that he has been waiting near since this morning for the rally to commence.
He also said that he is on his own due to gathering ban and the 5 flag poles reminds him of the 5 demands the pro-democracy protest is fighting for.
Source: Stand News #Sept6
https://bit.ly/3bDYsGw
#Elderly #FiveDemandsNotOneLess
An Elderly Carrying a Yellow Umbrella Raises 5 fingers In Support of the Pro-democracy Movement
Netizens call for a rally on Sept 6, 2020 but were faced with heavy police presence. An elderly was sighted holding a yellow umbrella standing alone at the pier in Tsim Sha Tsui, near the 5 flag poles.
The elderly said that he has been waiting near since this morning for the rally to commence.
He also said that he is on his own due to gathering ban and the 5 flag poles reminds him of the 5 demands the pro-democracy protest is fighting for.
Source: Stand News #Sept6
https://bit.ly/3bDYsGw
#Elderly #FiveDemandsNotOneLess
Police Forbid Passersby From Helping Elderly Woman in Need
1700 | Shantung Street, #MongKok
An elderly woman walking alone was arrested for illegal assembly. When she was being stopped and searched, she fell on the ground as she wasn’t feeling well. However, when some pedestrians wanted to help her up, the police forbade them from doing so.
The woman sat on the ground for another 15 minutes in the summer heat.
Source: United Social Press #Sept6 #PoliceBrutality #MassArrest #Elderly
1700 | Shantung Street, #MongKok
An elderly woman walking alone was arrested for illegal assembly. When she was being stopped and searched, she fell on the ground as she wasn’t feeling well. However, when some pedestrians wanted to help her up, the police forbade them from doing so.
The woman sat on the ground for another 15 minutes in the summer heat.
Source: United Social Press #Sept6 #PoliceBrutality #MassArrest #Elderly
#PoliceState #PrinceEdward831
Police Arrest Homeless Elderly for Writing 4 Words about his Wish for Justice on Prince Edward Subway Station
A 74-year-old homeless elderly was arrested for writing a 4-word phrase "avenge an unjust conviction" on the wall outside Prince Edward Subway station. He pleaded guilty in court on September 3 for criminal damage.
The magistrate sentenced him to two weeks' imprisonment but was suspended for one year. The man was fined HKD1,000 as a repair fee, after
"expressing his resentment to government".
Source: InMedia #Sept3
https://bit.ly/34Yo67k
#Elderly #Homeless #FailedState
Police Arrest Homeless Elderly for Writing 4 Words about his Wish for Justice on Prince Edward Subway Station
A 74-year-old homeless elderly was arrested for writing a 4-word phrase "avenge an unjust conviction" on the wall outside Prince Edward Subway station. He pleaded guilty in court on September 3 for criminal damage.
The magistrate sentenced him to two weeks' imprisonment but was suspended for one year. The man was fined HKD1,000 as a repair fee, after
"expressing his resentment to government".
Source: InMedia #Sept3
https://bit.ly/34Yo67k
#Elderly #Homeless #FailedState
#FirstHand #Sept10
HK police continue arbitrary arrests, insulting and picking on harmless elderly
On the evening of September 10, a group of citizens peacefully voiced support for the detained protesters and activists outside Lai Chi Kok reception center
They carried heart-shaped cardboard cutouts and signs that read "Freedom Will Triumph Over Fear", "Hong Kong Solidarity" and "Support Tam Tak-chi".
Although the rally went on orderly, HK police started to stop and intercept passing-by citizens on nearby streets as early as 7pm, and issued fine tickets to reporters and onlookers, a “scare-tactic” the officers have been maliciously practicing ever since the gathering ban was imposed.
At around 7:30pm, two elderly ladies were caught in a police cordon on Castle Peak Road opposite to W688 mall with a big group of onlookers. They were ticketed for violating the gathering ban, citing they all share “the same purpose as others" as the reason.
In their old age, they were utterly stunned. In frustration, they made every attempt possible to explain to police officers and onlooking plain-clothed officers that there were just two of them walking together. They further explained that they are faithful Buddhists practicing austerities and chanting sutras. It would be going against their religious belief to accept the fine tickets, as by doing so, they would be discrediting their practices. They sought officers’ understanding for their decision to reject the fine tickets.
After a long and tiring 2-hour negotiation, police officers were not moved by these two harmless elderlies and even told them to "take your (their) questions to the judge". The police arrested the two senior citizens at around 10pm and took them to the police station.
With much assistance provided by residents in the neighborhood and district councilors, the two ladies were released after midnight. They were disappointed and exhausted when walking out of the police station, holding fine tickets for breaching the gathering ban.
Another defiant elderly, Grandpa Chan of the group Protect the Children, was also sighted on the scene. While being intercepted, he challenged police officers for arbitrary enforcement, quoting the police’s recent attack on a pregnant woman and a 12-year girl as examples.
In response, some officers hurled back insults at Chan, calling him “a dead old man.”
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Hongkongers in Solidarity with Detained Protesters and Activists
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25175
#Elderly #Disrespect #Insult #HongKongPolice #AsiasFinest
HK police continue arbitrary arrests, insulting and picking on harmless elderly
On the evening of September 10, a group of citizens peacefully voiced support for the detained protesters and activists outside Lai Chi Kok reception center
They carried heart-shaped cardboard cutouts and signs that read "Freedom Will Triumph Over Fear", "Hong Kong Solidarity" and "Support Tam Tak-chi".
Although the rally went on orderly, HK police started to stop and intercept passing-by citizens on nearby streets as early as 7pm, and issued fine tickets to reporters and onlookers, a “scare-tactic” the officers have been maliciously practicing ever since the gathering ban was imposed.
At around 7:30pm, two elderly ladies were caught in a police cordon on Castle Peak Road opposite to W688 mall with a big group of onlookers. They were ticketed for violating the gathering ban, citing they all share “the same purpose as others" as the reason.
In their old age, they were utterly stunned. In frustration, they made every attempt possible to explain to police officers and onlooking plain-clothed officers that there were just two of them walking together. They further explained that they are faithful Buddhists practicing austerities and chanting sutras. It would be going against their religious belief to accept the fine tickets, as by doing so, they would be discrediting their practices. They sought officers’ understanding for their decision to reject the fine tickets.
After a long and tiring 2-hour negotiation, police officers were not moved by these two harmless elderlies and even told them to "take your (their) questions to the judge". The police arrested the two senior citizens at around 10pm and took them to the police station.
With much assistance provided by residents in the neighborhood and district councilors, the two ladies were released after midnight. They were disappointed and exhausted when walking out of the police station, holding fine tickets for breaching the gathering ban.
Another defiant elderly, Grandpa Chan of the group Protect the Children, was also sighted on the scene. While being intercepted, he challenged police officers for arbitrary enforcement, quoting the police’s recent attack on a pregnant woman and a 12-year girl as examples.
In response, some officers hurled back insults at Chan, calling him “a dead old man.”
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Hongkongers in Solidarity with Detained Protesters and Activists
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/25175
#Elderly #Disrespect #Insult #HongKongPolice #AsiasFinest
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Hongkongers in Solidarity with Detained Protesters and Activists
19:24 | Lai Chi Kok Detention Center, #LaiChiKok
Hongkongers showed their support for pro-democracy protesters and acitivists outside of the detention center in Lai Chi…
Hongkongers in Solidarity with Detained Protesters and Activists
19:24 | Lai Chi Kok Detention Center, #LaiChiKok
Hongkongers showed their support for pro-democracy protesters and acitivists outside of the detention center in Lai Chi…
#FirstHand #Dec11
Hong Kong Police Ticket 14 Pro-democracy Elderly for violating gathering ban, each fined for HK$5,000
Photos: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27234
2200 | Mongkok
With the fourth wave of Coronavirus showing no signs of subsiding in Hong Kong, the SAR government announced further restrictions, in which participants being caught in gathering more than two people will be discharged by paying a fixed penalty of $5,000 starting today (December 11).
At around 10pm, a group of 10 some pro-democracy elderly citizens was seen being encircled in police cordon line nearby Soya Street and Sai Yeung Choi street in Mong Kok.
The elderly were being intercepted and searched by more than 20 police officers, despite that they all were wearing masks and respecting the gathering ban and social distancing restriction.
They are perhaps the first group of citizens being charged for violating the latest social distancing restriction, subject to a fine of HK$5,000.
Among them, two elderly people were taken away to a police vehicle for not being able to show their identifications.
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The HK Government to Earn At Least HKD1.443 million of Fine from Civilians Ticketed by the Police
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27218
#PoliceState #HKProtest #Fine #599G #599I #Elderly
Hong Kong Police Ticket 14 Pro-democracy Elderly for violating gathering ban, each fined for HK$5,000
Photos: https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27234
2200 | Mongkok
With the fourth wave of Coronavirus showing no signs of subsiding in Hong Kong, the SAR government announced further restrictions, in which participants being caught in gathering more than two people will be discharged by paying a fixed penalty of $5,000 starting today (December 11).
At around 10pm, a group of 10 some pro-democracy elderly citizens was seen being encircled in police cordon line nearby Soya Street and Sai Yeung Choi street in Mong Kok.
The elderly were being intercepted and searched by more than 20 police officers, despite that they all were wearing masks and respecting the gathering ban and social distancing restriction.
They are perhaps the first group of citizens being charged for violating the latest social distancing restriction, subject to a fine of HK$5,000.
Among them, two elderly people were taken away to a police vehicle for not being able to show their identifications.
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#FailedState #COVID19
The HK Government to Earn At Least HKD1.443 million of Fine from Civilians Ticketed by the Police
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/27218
#PoliceState #HKProtest #Fine #599G #599I #Elderly
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District Councillor: Many Elderly and Ethinic Minorities Live in the Restricted Area
District councillors in Yau Tsim Mong district met with the press next to the "restricted area" in Yau Ma Tei on the evening of Jan 26, 2021.
District councillor Lee Wai-fung points out that many elderly and ethnic minorities live in the buildings in the restricted area. Lee hoped that the government had considered their needs and difficulties.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28193
Lee also expressed concern about the government's plans to extend mandatory testing and the "restricted area" to other parts of Hong Kong, which will likely to obstruct more citizens.
#DistrictCouncillor #LeeWaiFung #YauMaTeiLockdown
#Elderly #EthnicGroups
District Councillor: Many Elderly and Ethinic Minorities Live in the Restricted Area
District councillors in Yau Tsim Mong district met with the press next to the "restricted area" in Yau Ma Tei on the evening of Jan 26, 2021.
District councillor Lee Wai-fung points out that many elderly and ethnic minorities live in the buildings in the restricted area. Lee hoped that the government had considered their needs and difficulties.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28193
Lee also expressed concern about the government's plans to extend mandatory testing and the "restricted area" to other parts of Hong Kong, which will likely to obstruct more citizens.
#DistrictCouncillor #LeeWaiFung #YauMaTeiLockdown
#Elderly #EthnicGroups
#FailedState #WuhanPheumonia
Hong Kong’s COVID Rules Are Screwing Over The Poor At Every Turn
//The effects of the pandemic had driven almost a hundred people into homelessness, a survey by the local advocacy group Society for Community Organization (#SOCO) found in May.
[These cases are] ... among at least a thousand homeless people in Hong Kong who have been pushed deeper into the abyss by government efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in a stark illustration of how the crisis is disproportionately hurting the poor and worsening inequality in one of the world’s richest cities.
In response to questions from VICE World News about what the government has done to aid rough sleepers during the pandemic, a spokesperson said it “stepped up their efforts to proactively reach out to street sleepers, providing them with up-to-date health related information and in-kind assistance such as face masks and hand sanitizers as well as referring them to hostels.”
Such a response highlighted how little Hong Kong officials understood the needs of people who don’t have a home. //
Source: Vice #Feb2
Read full article:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7aky8/hong-kong-covid-economic-inequality
#covid19 #MandatoryLockdown #Elderly #Inequality
Hong Kong’s COVID Rules Are Screwing Over The Poor At Every Turn
//The effects of the pandemic had driven almost a hundred people into homelessness, a survey by the local advocacy group Society for Community Organization (#SOCO) found in May.
[These cases are] ... among at least a thousand homeless people in Hong Kong who have been pushed deeper into the abyss by government efforts to fight the COVID-19 pandemic, in a stark illustration of how the crisis is disproportionately hurting the poor and worsening inequality in one of the world’s richest cities.
In response to questions from VICE World News about what the government has done to aid rough sleepers during the pandemic, a spokesperson said it “stepped up their efforts to proactively reach out to street sleepers, providing them with up-to-date health related information and in-kind assistance such as face masks and hand sanitizers as well as referring them to hostels.”
Such a response highlighted how little Hong Kong officials understood the needs of people who don’t have a home. //
Source: Vice #Feb2
Read full article:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7aky8/hong-kong-covid-economic-inequality
#covid19 #MandatoryLockdown #Elderly #Inequality
Vice
Hong Kong’s COVID Rules Screw Over The Poor At Every Turn
Talk about unintended consequences. And oversights.
#PoliceState #2Years
Hong Kong Police Intercept 70-year-old Elderly for Donning Black and Wearing Yellow Facemask on Protest Anniversary
On June 12, 2021, 70-year-old Mr. Au Yeung walking with a cane was intercepted by the Hong Kong police in the shopping district Causeway Bay.
Read More:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30068
Mr. Au Yeung said the police has been monitoring him and his two friends. The police accused them of violating the gathering ban in the peopled district.
Mr. Au Yeung donned a black shirt that read "No Fear, Fight On" and wore a yellow facemask that read #FDNOL.
The day June 12, 2021 marks two years since the first large-scale police-civilian clash in the 2019 #AntiELAB movement in Hong Kong. The police use of excessive force including #TearGas grenades and #RubberBullets at unarmed civilians on June 12, 2019 had sparked criticism worldwide and the local population's outcry.
Source: InMedia #Jun12
https://bit.ly/3pLsX4c
#Elderly #HongKongProtests #FightHongKong #NeverForget
Hong Kong Police Intercept 70-year-old Elderly for Donning Black and Wearing Yellow Facemask on Protest Anniversary
On June 12, 2021, 70-year-old Mr. Au Yeung walking with a cane was intercepted by the Hong Kong police in the shopping district Causeway Bay.
Read More:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/30068
Mr. Au Yeung said the police has been monitoring him and his two friends. The police accused them of violating the gathering ban in the peopled district.
Mr. Au Yeung donned a black shirt that read "No Fear, Fight On" and wore a yellow facemask that read #FDNOL.
The day June 12, 2021 marks two years since the first large-scale police-civilian clash in the 2019 #AntiELAB movement in Hong Kong. The police use of excessive force including #TearGas grenades and #RubberBullets at unarmed civilians on June 12, 2019 had sparked criticism worldwide and the local population's outcry.
Source: InMedia #Jun12
https://bit.ly/3pLsX4c
#Elderly #HongKongProtests #FightHongKong #NeverForget
#PoliceState #WhiteTerror
HK Police Intercept #Elderly in Wheelchair
On July 1, 2021, a 50-year-old Hong Kong man, #LeungKinFai, passed away after kniving a policeman and stabbing himself in Causeway Bay. One week after, police were still stationed in the area, in order to stop citizens from paying tribute to Leung.
On July 7, 2021, an elderly lady in wheelchair was selling some small packets of white champaca outside the Sogo Department Store. She told InMedia that she has "read the news" and felt sorry for the incident. She said Leung died innocently and his sacrifice was in vain.
The elderly lady said she is not afraid of the police, "The police should be fear of the citizens, but not the other way round."
She said, "Hong Kong is getting worse and worse". She hoped that the city can "become as free as before" and encouraged Hongkongers to hang on and persevere, in order to welcome hope.
Source: InMedia #Jul7
https://bit.ly/3qPubvK
#AsiasFinest
HK Police Intercept #Elderly in Wheelchair
On July 1, 2021, a 50-year-old Hong Kong man, #LeungKinFai, passed away after kniving a policeman and stabbing himself in Causeway Bay. One week after, police were still stationed in the area, in order to stop citizens from paying tribute to Leung.
On July 7, 2021, an elderly lady in wheelchair was selling some small packets of white champaca outside the Sogo Department Store. She told InMedia that she has "read the news" and felt sorry for the incident. She said Leung died innocently and his sacrifice was in vain.
The elderly lady said she is not afraid of the police, "The police should be fear of the citizens, but not the other way round."
She said, "Hong Kong is getting worse and worse". She hoped that the city can "become as free as before" and encouraged Hongkongers to hang on and persevere, in order to welcome hope.
Source: InMedia #Jul7
https://bit.ly/3qPubvK
#AsiasFinest
#MassSurveillance
Government Makes #LeaveHomeSafe app Compulsory in Hong Kong Starting from Nov 1; Police Makes Arrests
The Hong Kong SAR Government implemented yet another controversial rule on November 1, 2021, mandating the population to check in with the LeaveHomeSafe tracking app when entering government premises. These locales include libraries, wet markets, courts, and sports facilities.
On the first day of its implementation, the Hong Kong Police arrested at least 5 people in the morning at Immigration Tower in Wan Chai, accusing them of using a fake app.
RTHK reported that the arrestees included two immigration officers, one staff member of the Audit Commission and two contractors.
Although exemptions are given to children, the elderly and disabled people, they are still required to submit their personal details.
Civil Service Secretary #PatrickNip claimed the government will "exercise flexibility"; however, according to InMedia, outside the Tai Po Municipal Complex, many domestic helpers and elderly had difficulties in adapting to the policy. Some had to download the app on the site, while some left for the street market instead.
As the people of Hong Kong expressed concern over the privacy issue of the government-monitored app, many citizens bought a new phone just for installing the app and to prevent personal information from being tracked.
Source: InMedia; RTHK #Nov1
https://bit.ly/3EsNyAq
#FailedState #BigData #Privacy #Obstruction #Elderly #Regime
Government Makes #LeaveHomeSafe app Compulsory in Hong Kong Starting from Nov 1; Police Makes Arrests
The Hong Kong SAR Government implemented yet another controversial rule on November 1, 2021, mandating the population to check in with the LeaveHomeSafe tracking app when entering government premises. These locales include libraries, wet markets, courts, and sports facilities.
On the first day of its implementation, the Hong Kong Police arrested at least 5 people in the morning at Immigration Tower in Wan Chai, accusing them of using a fake app.
RTHK reported that the arrestees included two immigration officers, one staff member of the Audit Commission and two contractors.
Although exemptions are given to children, the elderly and disabled people, they are still required to submit their personal details.
Civil Service Secretary #PatrickNip claimed the government will "exercise flexibility"; however, according to InMedia, outside the Tai Po Municipal Complex, many domestic helpers and elderly had difficulties in adapting to the policy. Some had to download the app on the site, while some left for the street market instead.
As the people of Hong Kong expressed concern over the privacy issue of the government-monitored app, many citizens bought a new phone just for installing the app and to prevent personal information from being tracked.
Source: InMedia; RTHK #Nov1
https://bit.ly/3EsNyAq
#FailedState #BigData #Privacy #Obstruction #Elderly #Regime
獨立媒體
街市排長龍填紙仔 長者批「安心出行」麻煩寧改去街邊買餸 | 獨媒報導 | 獨立媒體
【獨媒報導】市民今日起須強制用「安心出行」應月程式進出政府大樓，包括街市、體育館、圖書館等，12歲以下和65歲或以上人士，及使用有困難的殘疾人士可獲豁免，但須登記個人資料。《獨媒》記者今早到大埔綜合大樓視察，不少長者及外傭未適應新政策，需即場下載程式，或在保安協助下填紙仔；亦有市民「怕麻煩」，寧改到其他地方買餸。有街市商戶指今早人流明顯減少
Make vaccines mandatory for elderlies, Pro-Beijing lawmaker urges
Hong Kong's COVID-19 death toll soared to its highest at 7,612 on March 31, during the fifth-wave of Omicron outbreak.
Elderly care homes are reportedly facing the gravest threat, as too many elderly residents were not vaccinated due to chronic health issues. Staff shortages and lack of on-site isolation facilities also added to the soaring death rate.
During a Legislative Council Health Affairs Committee meeting, Holden Chow Ho-ding, vice-chairman of the pro-China Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Progress of Hong Kong (#DAB), urged the government to act “decisively” and make it mandatory for the city’s elderly to be vaccinated.
“Reduce deaths. Reduce severe cases. The government should act decisively, and make it legally required for seniors aged 70 and above to be vaccinated," said Chow.
Source: Inmediahk, #Apr1
https://bit.ly/3wVogu8
#WuhanPneumonia #Elderly #VaccineMandate
Hong Kong's COVID-19 death toll soared to its highest at 7,612 on March 31, during the fifth-wave of Omicron outbreak.
Elderly care homes are reportedly facing the gravest threat, as too many elderly residents were not vaccinated due to chronic health issues. Staff shortages and lack of on-site isolation facilities also added to the soaring death rate.
During a Legislative Council Health Affairs Committee meeting, Holden Chow Ho-ding, vice-chairman of the pro-China Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Progress of Hong Kong (#DAB), urged the government to act “decisively” and make it mandatory for the city’s elderly to be vaccinated.
“Reduce deaths. Reduce severe cases. The government should act decisively, and make it legally required for seniors aged 70 and above to be vaccinated," said Chow.
Source: Inmediahk, #Apr1
https://bit.ly/3wVogu8
#WuhanPneumonia #Elderly #VaccineMandate