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#Ombudsman: Inmate-made Masks Disposed of By HKSAR Government Are Resold
According to the Office of Ombudsman, the government-owned CSI face masks manufactured by inmates in Hong Kong on the market could be the ones discarded by government's departments. The office claimed that no large-scale outflow was seen.
The Office of Ombudsman announced the investigation report on the usage arrangement of the production of CSI face masks by the Hong Kong Correctional Services on 17 December, 2020.
Somd of the CSI face masks sold in the market could possibly be those expired or discarded. The report says there is no evidence showing these face masks are outflowing to the market "systematically" or in a large scale.
In addition, the Office of Ombudsman discovered that in the past, non-governmental organizations can easily purchase face mask from the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department but the department haven’t been regulating these organizations on the usage of the face masks, including reselling or private usage until they fixed this loophole in February 2020.
The Office of Ombudsman found out from an investigation by the Customs and Excise Department of a violation of Trade Description Ordinance, there are Pharmacy owners selling CSI facemasks. The face mask packagings have the dates “09 OCT 2014” and “21 NOV 2014” printed on.
Source: Stand News #Dec17
#Facemask
#Ombudsman: Inmate-made Masks Disposed of By HKSAR Government Are Resold
According to the Office of Ombudsman, the government-owned CSI face masks manufactured by inmates in Hong Kong on the market could be the ones discarded by government's departments. The office claimed that no large-scale outflow was seen.
The Office of Ombudsman announced the investigation report on the usage arrangement of the production of CSI face masks by the Hong Kong Correctional Services on 17 December, 2020.
Somd of the CSI face masks sold in the market could possibly be those expired or discarded. The report says there is no evidence showing these face masks are outflowing to the market "systematically" or in a large scale.
In addition, the Office of Ombudsman discovered that in the past, non-governmental organizations can easily purchase face mask from the Hong Kong Correctional Services Department but the department haven’t been regulating these organizations on the usage of the face masks, including reselling or private usage until they fixed this loophole in February 2020.
The Office of Ombudsman found out from an investigation by the Customs and Excise Department of a violation of Trade Description Ordinance, there are Pharmacy owners selling CSI facemasks. The face mask packagings have the dates “09 OCT 2014” and “21 NOV 2014” printed on.
Source: Stand News #Dec17
#Facemask