#COVID19
Health Prevention Centre: Third Wave COVID-19 Outbreak in Hong Kong; Secretary for Food and Hygiene Evades Question on School Suspension
On July 7, Hong Kong has discovered 14 new cases of COVID-19 infection, of which 9 are locally transmitted. The Health Prevention Centre warned of a community outbreak as the third wave of COVID-19 infection is taking place and the newly infected patients had visited many places in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has recorded a total of 1,299 cases so far.
The Secretary for Food and Hygiene Sophia Chan was asked if the government has plan to suspend schools. Chan, however, asked schools to make a decision, as the summer holidays are drawing near.
When asked if the new outbreak would affect the implementation of "health code" as used in China, Chan said they would have to discuss with Guangdong Province and Macau governments.
Sources:
https://www.881903.com/news/local/2345862
https://www.881903.com/news/local/2345870 #Jul7
#SophiaChan #SchoolSuspension #ThirdWave #Coronavirus
Health Prevention Centre: Third Wave COVID-19 Outbreak in Hong Kong; Secretary for Food and Hygiene Evades Question on School Suspension
On July 7, Hong Kong has discovered 14 new cases of COVID-19 infection, of which 9 are locally transmitted. The Health Prevention Centre warned of a community outbreak as the third wave of COVID-19 infection is taking place and the newly infected patients had visited many places in Hong Kong. Hong Kong has recorded a total of 1,299 cases so far.
The Secretary for Food and Hygiene Sophia Chan was asked if the government has plan to suspend schools. Chan, however, asked schools to make a decision, as the summer holidays are drawing near.
When asked if the new outbreak would affect the implementation of "health code" as used in China, Chan said they would have to discuss with Guangdong Province and Macau governments.
Sources:
https://www.881903.com/news/local/2345862
https://www.881903.com/news/local/2345870 #Jul7
#SophiaChan #SchoolSuspension #ThirdWave #Coronavirus
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#FailedState #UniversalTesting #Covid19Test
HK Gov't Extends COVID 19 Universal Testing Scheme Despite Less-than-stellar Reception and Refuses to Disclose Expenses
The participation and the effectiveness of the Hong Kong government's universal Covid-19 testing scheme, which has started since Sept 1, were below expectations.
However, the Secretary of Civil Service Bureau, Patrick Nip Tak-Kuen, announced on Sept 4 plans the extension of the scheme for 4 more days and the closure of 19 Centers with lower turnouts.
Journalists have questioned the reason behind the extension of the program, since there were less than 1 million participants, and the results yielded were far behind the government’s estimation. The government expected to find 1 confirmed case in every 5,000 samples; however, the actual result was only 1 case in 60,000 samples.
The media have also requested for the government to disclose the overall expense of this program.
Sophia Chan Siu-chee, the Secretary for Food and Health, stood in defense of the government's decisions, saying that the numbers of tests and confirmed cases are constantly changing, so she will not comment on its effectiveness. Nip rejected the media's request for the disclosure of the expense, and said that it was irrelevant for such a question to be in discussion at this juncture.
Source: InMedia #Sept4
https://bit.ly/3h15Jky
#Covid19 #WuhanPneumonia #PatrickNip #SophiaChan #TaxPayersMoney
HK Gov't Extends COVID 19 Universal Testing Scheme Despite Less-than-stellar Reception and Refuses to Disclose Expenses
The participation and the effectiveness of the Hong Kong government's universal Covid-19 testing scheme, which has started since Sept 1, were below expectations.
However, the Secretary of Civil Service Bureau, Patrick Nip Tak-Kuen, announced on Sept 4 plans the extension of the scheme for 4 more days and the closure of 19 Centers with lower turnouts.
Journalists have questioned the reason behind the extension of the program, since there were less than 1 million participants, and the results yielded were far behind the government’s estimation. The government expected to find 1 confirmed case in every 5,000 samples; however, the actual result was only 1 case in 60,000 samples.
The media have also requested for the government to disclose the overall expense of this program.
Sophia Chan Siu-chee, the Secretary for Food and Health, stood in defense of the government's decisions, saying that the numbers of tests and confirmed cases are constantly changing, so she will not comment on its effectiveness. Nip rejected the media's request for the disclosure of the expense, and said that it was irrelevant for such a question to be in discussion at this juncture.
Source: InMedia #Sept4
https://bit.ly/3h15Jky
#Covid19 #WuhanPneumonia #PatrickNip #SophiaChan #TaxPayersMoney
#OpinionArticle #UniversalTest #COVID19Test
An Open Letter from an Ordinary Hong Kong Doctor to Secretary for Food & Health
Published on Stand News on August 27, 2020, the open letter raises questions over the universal COVID-19 testing scheme organized by the Hong Kong SAR Government, with test results run by Chinese companies.
These questions include:
- "For citizens who have taken the test, should they undergo self-quarantine while awaiting the result?"
- "As the coronavirus might mutate, when should one go for a second test despite the first negative result?"
Read all the questions raised:
https://telegra.ph/An-Open-Letter-from-an-Ordinary-Hong-Kong-Doctor-to-Secretary-for-Food--Health-09-06
Source: Stand News #Aug27
#SophiaChan #HongKongMedics #SelfQuarantine #RecurrentInfection
An Open Letter from an Ordinary Hong Kong Doctor to Secretary for Food & Health
Published on Stand News on August 27, 2020, the open letter raises questions over the universal COVID-19 testing scheme organized by the Hong Kong SAR Government, with test results run by Chinese companies.
These questions include:
- "For citizens who have taken the test, should they undergo self-quarantine while awaiting the result?"
- "As the coronavirus might mutate, when should one go for a second test despite the first negative result?"
Read all the questions raised:
https://telegra.ph/An-Open-Letter-from-an-Ordinary-Hong-Kong-Doctor-to-Secretary-for-Food--Health-09-06
Source: Stand News #Aug27
#SophiaChan #HongKongMedics #SelfQuarantine #RecurrentInfection
#HKGovernment #GatheringBan #CoronavirusPandemic
Netizens Cast Doubt Over HK's Gov't Officials' Compliance with Social Distancing And Anti-Pandemic Measures
The photo was released by a whistleblowers' page "Civil Servants Secret" on Facebook.
In the photo, Hong Kong government officials only wearing masks, including Food and Health Department head Sophia Chan, were taking a group photo with medical personnel, all dressed in protective gowns.
Source: Civil Servant Secrets #Sept15
https://www.facebook.com/492354117860377/posts/1037419796687137/
#SophiaChan #PPE
Netizens Cast Doubt Over HK's Gov't Officials' Compliance with Social Distancing And Anti-Pandemic Measures
The photo was released by a whistleblowers' page "Civil Servants Secret" on Facebook.
In the photo, Hong Kong government officials only wearing masks, including Food and Health Department head Sophia Chan, were taking a group photo with medical personnel, all dressed in protective gowns.
Source: Civil Servant Secrets #Sept15
https://www.facebook.com/492354117860377/posts/1037419796687137/
#SophiaChan #PPE
#FirstHand #Jan31
Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Visits Residential Area under Government's "Ambush-style" Lockdown
22:10 | Lam Tin
On the evening of Jan 31, 2021, the Hong Kong Government imposed a sudden mandatory lockdown of two blocks of #LagunaCity, a housing estate in Lam Tin, ordering all residents in the "restricted area" to undergo the #covid19 test, despite that most of them have been tested recently.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28292
Secretary for Food and Health #SophiaChan visits the site before midnight.
#PoliceState #Lockdown
Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Visits Residential Area under Government's "Ambush-style" Lockdown
22:10 | Lam Tin
On the evening of Jan 31, 2021, the Hong Kong Government imposed a sudden mandatory lockdown of two blocks of #LagunaCity, a housing estate in Lam Tin, ordering all residents in the "restricted area" to undergo the #covid19 test, despite that most of them have been tested recently.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28292
Secretary for Food and Health #SophiaChan visits the site before midnight.
#PoliceState #Lockdown
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#FirstHand #Jan31
Secretary for Food and Health Ignores #DistrictCouncillor's Demand to Explain Why Residents Are Tested Twice
Lee Wai-lam, district councillor in Lam Tin, questioned the government's enforcement of lockdown of #LagunaCity. He pointed out that 90% of the residents in the "restricted area" had been tested in the past three days, following the order of the government.
Despite the negative results, the government imposed an ambush-style lockdown on Jan 31, 2021, ordering residents in two blocks of the housing estate to be tested again by 2am on Feb 1.
Lee asked the Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan who visited the site to explain the government's rationale in testing the residents twice within a week. Chan, however, did not give any answer.
Lee reiterated that the government's arbitrary decision to impose what Carrie Lam called "ambush-style" lockdown is insensible, pointless and obstructing.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28295
#FailedState #SophiaChan #LeeWaiLam
Secretary for Food and Health Ignores #DistrictCouncillor's Demand to Explain Why Residents Are Tested Twice
Lee Wai-lam, district councillor in Lam Tin, questioned the government's enforcement of lockdown of #LagunaCity. He pointed out that 90% of the residents in the "restricted area" had been tested in the past three days, following the order of the government.
Despite the negative results, the government imposed an ambush-style lockdown on Jan 31, 2021, ordering residents in two blocks of the housing estate to be tested again by 2am on Feb 1.
Lee asked the Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan who visited the site to explain the government's rationale in testing the residents twice within a week. Chan, however, did not give any answer.
Lee reiterated that the government's arbitrary decision to impose what Carrie Lam called "ambush-style" lockdown is insensible, pointless and obstructing.
Read more:
https://t.me/guardiansofhongkong/28295
#FailedState #SophiaChan #LeeWaiLam
#FirstHand #Feb2
Residents Frustrated by Government's Arbitrary Lockdown Measures Hurl Insults at Carrie Lam
On Feb 2, 2021, the Hong Kong government imposes mandatory lockdowns on Jordan, Shum Shui Po and Tin Shui Wei.
In the evening, government officials including Secretary for Food and Health #SophiaChan, Secretary for Home Affairs #CasperTsui Ying-wai, Secretary for the Environment #WongKamSing and assistant police commissioner #RupertDover were standing by at the site to receive Chief executive #CarrieLam for a visit at 11pm.
Lam, who stayed for 15 minutes, was followed around by over ten staff. Civilians who were lining up for mandatory #covid19 tests were asked to give way to Lam.
According to InMedia, a reporter asked Lam to comment on the effectiveness of the lockdown measures while discontent civilians at the scene shout "bixch". Lam did not react to the press nor the civilians.
#FailedState #ShumShuiPoLockdown
Residents Frustrated by Government's Arbitrary Lockdown Measures Hurl Insults at Carrie Lam
On Feb 2, 2021, the Hong Kong government imposes mandatory lockdowns on Jordan, Shum Shui Po and Tin Shui Wei.
In the evening, government officials including Secretary for Food and Health #SophiaChan, Secretary for Home Affairs #CasperTsui Ying-wai, Secretary for the Environment #WongKamSing and assistant police commissioner #RupertDover were standing by at the site to receive Chief executive #CarrieLam for a visit at 11pm.
Lam, who stayed for 15 minutes, was followed around by over ten staff. Civilians who were lining up for mandatory #covid19 tests were asked to give way to Lam.
According to InMedia, a reporter asked Lam to comment on the effectiveness of the lockdown measures while discontent civilians at the scene shout "bixch". Lam did not react to the press nor the civilians.
#FailedState #ShumShuiPoLockdown
#Covid19 #MadeinChina
Beijing Loyalist Criticises the Hong Kong Government for Lacking Proactiveness in Acquiring China-made Vaccines
Lo Chung-mau, Chief Executive of University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, was vaccinated by China-owned Sinopharm in Shenzhen. Lo stated in an interview that instead of waiting for the 3rd phase clinical data for Sinovac’s vaccines, the Hong Kong government should seek the data from Sinpopharm or the National Medical Products Administration of China. Lo claimed that the Hong Kong government was passive and only “sitting and waiting”, instead of “striking out”.
In her response in the afternoon, Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan stated that all government bureaus were performing different tasks. On the one hand, the Hong Kong government has been contacting other countries and medicine manufacturers, to negotiate the logistics, clinical data and the acquisition of vaccines, in order to speed up the importation of vaccines to Hong Kong. On the other hand, through internal communication, the Hong Kong government has to keep in touch with medical teams and hospitals and discuss the arrangements of vaccinations for the public. once they were available in Hong Kong.
Moreover, Chan said the Scientific Committees under the Centre for Health and Protection in Hong Kong would be responsible for scheduling the vaccination and monitoring post- vaccination conditions.
The Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines would take up the task of approving any emergent use of vaccines. Chan stressed that the Hong Kong government was not “just sitting there and wait”.
Source: Stand News #Jan31
#WuhanPneumonia #SophiaChan #LoChungMau #BeijingLoyalist #Sinopharm #Sinovac #Covid19Vaccine
Beijing Loyalist Criticises the Hong Kong Government for Lacking Proactiveness in Acquiring China-made Vaccines
Lo Chung-mau, Chief Executive of University of Hong Kong-Shenzhen Hospital, was vaccinated by China-owned Sinopharm in Shenzhen. Lo stated in an interview that instead of waiting for the 3rd phase clinical data for Sinovac’s vaccines, the Hong Kong government should seek the data from Sinpopharm or the National Medical Products Administration of China. Lo claimed that the Hong Kong government was passive and only “sitting and waiting”, instead of “striking out”.
In her response in the afternoon, Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan stated that all government bureaus were performing different tasks. On the one hand, the Hong Kong government has been contacting other countries and medicine manufacturers, to negotiate the logistics, clinical data and the acquisition of vaccines, in order to speed up the importation of vaccines to Hong Kong. On the other hand, through internal communication, the Hong Kong government has to keep in touch with medical teams and hospitals and discuss the arrangements of vaccinations for the public. once they were available in Hong Kong.
Moreover, Chan said the Scientific Committees under the Centre for Health and Protection in Hong Kong would be responsible for scheduling the vaccination and monitoring post- vaccination conditions.
The Advisory Panel on COVID-19 Vaccines would take up the task of approving any emergent use of vaccines. Chan stressed that the Hong Kong government was not “just sitting there and wait”.
Source: Stand News #Jan31
#WuhanPneumonia #SophiaChan #LoChungMau #BeijingLoyalist #Sinopharm #Sinovac #Covid19Vaccine