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#FirstHand #Jan31
Resident Confused by Government's Repeated Orders to Multiple Covid Tests Within Days

A resident of #LagunaCity expressed confusion in the Hong Kong government's enforcement of a mandatory lockdown of the housing estate on Jan 31, 2021. The resident talked to the press at 20:20, following the government's announcement of lockdown at around 19:00.

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28292

The resident pointed out that they only received the result of the recent covid tests, also imposed by the government, on Jan 29, 2021; however, just one day after, the government imposed an ambush-style lockdown of two blocks and order residents to be tested again.

At 7am on Feb 1, the government claimed the operation was completed. 461 people were tested and no positive case was found.

#LockDown #FailedState
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#FirstHand #Jan31 #PoliceState
Hong Kong Police Detain Resident Who Criticizes the Government's Lockdown Measure

On Jan 31, 2021, the Hong Kong government imposed an ambuse-style lockdown for the 4th times since Jan 23.

This time the target is two blocks in #LaguanaCity, a private housing estate in Lam Tin, Hong Kong.

Since the residents were recently asked by the government to undergo the #Covid19 tests, the lockdown and the order to be re-tested within days have cause discontent.

On the evening of Jan 31, a resident expressed his opinion opposing the lockdown and criticizing the government for obstructing Hongkongers. He was taken away and detained by the police.

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28292

#FailedState #Lockdown
#FirstHand #Feb1
Streets in Hong Kong Get Emptier: HK Government Imposes Mandatory Lockdowns in 4 Districts on the Same Day

Hung Hom is among the four lockdown sites the Hong Kong government announced on Feb 1, 2021 within just a day.

At 7am on Feb 2, the government ended the operation after testing 1,700 people in the 4 districts and finding no positive cases.

Between Jan 23 and 31, 2021, the government has imposed what Carrie Lam called "ambush-style" lockdowns in Jordan, Yau Ma Tei, North Point and Lam Tin.

In several locations like Yau Ma Tei and Lam Tin, residents were repeatedly tested within just a few days. Many questioned the rational behind the government's seemingly arbitrary decision for lockdowns and mandatory #covid19 tests.

#HungHomLockdown #FailedState

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Read more about the 4-district #lockdown on Feb 1, 2021:

Local Business Affected in Tsim Sha Tsui
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28295

Controversial Police #RupertDover Monitors Yau Ma Tei
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28320
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#FirstHand #Feb1
#DistrictCouncillor Demands the Government to Take Real Actions to Aid Civilians Disturbed by Lockdowns

Ho Cheuk-Hin Isaac, a directly elected district councillor in Yau Tsim Mong District, spoke to the media near the lockdown area in Tsim Sha Tsui on Feb 1, 2021.

He expressed that although the government expected the lockdown operation to be finished at 7am, in reality not all residents attended a nine-to-five work schedule, especially those who do not work at the office.

Hoi criticized that the government's verbal "encouragement" to employers to "better understand the employees" affected by the lockdowns was way too superficial and lacks actual effects.

#FailedState #Lockdown #Obstruction #IssacHo

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The Desperation of Small Business Owner in Lockdown Area: The Government Never Helps
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28152
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#FirstHand #Feb6 #ToKwaWanLockdown
This is Hong Kong, 2021: #PoliceState in #Lockdown Zone

The Hong Kong Police announced the government's lockdown plan in To Kwa Wan and Tuen Mun on the evening of Feb 6, 2021.

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28497

Via a loud speaker, the police told the residents in To Kwa Wan, "The area near Wah Fat Building at Ma Hang Chung Road has been sealed off. Residents are required to undergo mandatory tests. Government staff will proceed to knock on the door of every household..."

This is Hong Kong in Feb 2021, more than one year after the coronavirus was spreaded from China to Hong Kong and to the rest of the world.

#CoronavirusPandemic #WuhanPneumonia
#FirstHand #Feb6 #TuenMunLockdown
HK Government Finds No Positive Coronavirus Case in 18 Consecutive Lockdowns

On Saturday, Feb 6, 2021, the Hong Kong government imposed multi-district lockdowns for 6 consecutive days. The latest affected areas were To Kwa Wan and Tuen Mun (see photos).

See photos in To Kwa Wan:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28497

At around 7am on Feb 7, 2021, the government claimed that they had completed the operation. In To Kwa Wan, 307 people were tested, while in Tuen Mun, 175 were tested. No positive cases were found.

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#PoliceState in #Lockdown Zone
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28498

HK Government Imposes Lockdown on Residential Building Despite Mandatory Testing Order Issued 1 Day Ago
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28499

Hong Kong Government Staff Reportedly Gives Middle Finger to Civilians During Lockdown Operation
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28500
The Hong Kong Government deployed over 3,000 civil servants from 16 departments distributing food for the 48-hour lockdown in the Jordon district on Jan 26, 2021.

#COVID19 #Lockdown #TaxPayersMoney #CivilServants #GoHKgraphics
The Hong Kong government put districts into lockdown surprisingly without notifying beforehand. In the period Jan 31 - Feb 3, 2021, a total of 6,881 people were tested but only 1 preliminary case was found.

#COVID19 #Lockdown #PreliminaryCase #GoHKgraphics
The government claimed the measures in the past 26 lockdowns against COVID-19 had been effective and suspended "ambush-style" lockdown operation over the Lunar New Year holiday.

#COVID19 #Lockdown #GoHKgraphics
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#FirstHand #Mar19
#LohasPark #Lockdown
Hong Kong Authorities Continue to Impose Ambush-Style Lockdown

On the evening of March 19, 2021, the Hong Kong government announced a sudden lockdown of a residential building in Lohas Park, Tseung Kwan O. The affected building was Block No. 9 of the private housing estate.

The video captures the large number of police deployed to surround the building. All residents were ordered to undergo the #covid19 test.

#CoronavirusPandemic #PoliceState
#FirstHand #Apr13
HK Government's Ambush-Style #Lockdown is Back

On the evening of April 13, 2021, the Hong Kong authorities announced again what chief executive Carrie Lam called an ambush-style lockdown. The affected residential building is Block 2 of #LidoGarden in #ShamTseng.

The government gazetted the notice at around 8pm. Police cordoned off the residential area and staff from the health authorities set up testing booths that are run by the China-owned company #BGI. All residents are required to undergo a #covid19 test.

The lockdown is expected to end on the morning of the next day.

#PoliceState #CovidTest #WuhanPneumonia #FailedState
#FirstHand #Apr16
HK Government #Lockdown a Building Near Midnight for Compulsory #Covid19Test

At around 11:30pm on April 16, 2021, the Hong Kong government suddenly imposed a lockdown of Parkes Building in Jordon. A case of #covid19 variant was reported found in the building.

Police cordoned off the area while the staff from the health authorities were stationed. All residents including children and elderly were required to undergo a compulsory test before 2:30am.

#PoliceState #JordonLockdown #Ambush
One year on, Wuhan market at epicentre of virus outbreak remains barricaded and empty
 
For over six years, 38-year-old Wuhan restaurant owner Lai Yun started most days the same way - with a trip to the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market, just ten minutes walk from his house.

“I’d send the kids to school, have breakfast and then walk over to the market. It was very convenient,” he said.

That changed on Dec. 31, 2019, after four cases of a mystery pneumonia were linked to the market and it was shuttered overnight. By the end of the month, the city had begun a gruelling 76-day lockdown that came with just hours notice and barred people from leaving their homes.

Source: Reuters #Dec11

https://reut.rs/2W2miVt

#Wuhan #Virus #Outbreak #Lockdown
#Lockdown #FailedState #Omicron
Double standards? Government House, Police Headquarter and Consulates spared from Lockdown despite COVID-19-positive wastewater samples

Source: Channel C TG; #Feb5

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Double standards? Government House, Police Headquarter and Consulates spared from Lockdown despite COVID-19-positive wastewater samples

Hong Kong authorities continued its lockdown strategy in many grassroot housing estates over the past several weeks, in order to achieve China's dynamic zero COVID objective, which has grievously affected lives of thousands of local residents.

Whenever wastewater samples tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, the whole housing estate could be locked down for 3-5 days, and its residents subject to mandatory testing.

On February 5, the authorities announced that wastewater samples from six sewage monitoring areas were found positive for the virus. It indicated that there may be hidden cases in the premises within these areas.

Among these areas were Peak Road, Magazine Gap Road and Cotton Tree Drive, including the Government House where the Chief Executive Carrie Lam resides.

Also in the area are Grenville House, home of former Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa; the Police Headquarters; the Consulate General of the U.S; and the British Consulate General.

Instead of locking down these areas and conducting mandatory COVID-19 testing as it had done elsewhere, the authorities only dispatched 3 sets of rapid test kit for the affected residents to self-test.

Responding to local media inquiry, a spokesperson for the government claims that these rapid test kits are the "newest approach" for COVID-19 testing, and deployment arrangements may differ according to the situation in each affected area. The Office of the Chief Executive said the Chief Executive and her family members will conduct the self-test as required.

Source: Channel C TG; #Feb5
https://t.me/channelchk/2266

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https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/31982

Chaotic Mass Testing Stokes Fear of Rampant Virus Spread at Kwai Chung Estate
https://t.me/BeWaterHK/7
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#Oppression #InformationFatique #QuitNews
Information fatigue and news avoidance are impacting Hong Kong people's mental well-being: Psychiatrists

#Lockdown #WFH #WuhanPneumonia #MentalHealth

Source: I-Cable News

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