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Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
Source: Apple Daily #Aug22
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Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
Source: Apple Daily #Aug22
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Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
Hong Kong experienced a shortage of masks during the first wave of Wuhan Pneumonia early this year. With citizens scrambling for masks across the city, many questioned the whereabouts of the government's stockpile of CSi masks, produced locally by inmates under Correctional Services.
According to a report to the Legislature on August 21, 2020, the government released its records on personal protective equipment from the first 7 months of the year, including the number of masks distributed to its various departments.
The Hong Kong Police Force is shown to have received over 3.47 million masks made by CSi. This exceeds even the number received by the Department of Health, which ranked second, by over 300,000. Nearly 50 million masks were also procured from sources other than CSi for various government departments. Of these, the Police Force received 3.61 million masks, ranking fourth behind Social Welfare Department (13 million), Housing Authority (8.27 million), and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (7.6 million).
With the 7.08 million masks received, the Police Force had enough to supply its 31,190 members with 226 masks each, averaging more than one per day during the 7-month period.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam was widely noted for demanding her officials to "take off your mask even if you're wearing one" during the most severe period of shortage. However, the report noted that the Chief Executive's Office had received over 13,000 masks over the course of the 7 months, of which over 11,000 were made by CSi.
The offices of the Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary have similarly received some 13,000 masks, more than Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Development Bureau, and a number of other departments.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug22
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200822/PHRQBFHHFBDLJL3C555JNR3DEQ/
#AsiasFinest #HongKongPolice
Where Did the Masks Go? Gov't Report: Police Received 7.08 Million Masks over 7 months
Hong Kong experienced a shortage of masks during the first wave of Wuhan Pneumonia early this year. With citizens scrambling for masks across the city, many questioned the whereabouts of the government's stockpile of CSi masks, produced locally by inmates under Correctional Services.
According to a report to the Legislature on August 21, 2020, the government released its records on personal protective equipment from the first 7 months of the year, including the number of masks distributed to its various departments.
The Hong Kong Police Force is shown to have received over 3.47 million masks made by CSi. This exceeds even the number received by the Department of Health, which ranked second, by over 300,000. Nearly 50 million masks were also procured from sources other than CSi for various government departments. Of these, the Police Force received 3.61 million masks, ranking fourth behind Social Welfare Department (13 million), Housing Authority (8.27 million), and Food and Environmental Hygiene Department (7.6 million).
With the 7.08 million masks received, the Police Force had enough to supply its 31,190 members with 226 masks each, averaging more than one per day during the 7-month period.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam was widely noted for demanding her officials to "take off your mask even if you're wearing one" during the most severe period of shortage. However, the report noted that the Chief Executive's Office had received over 13,000 masks over the course of the 7 months, of which over 11,000 were made by CSi.
The offices of the Chief Secretary and Financial Secretary have similarly received some 13,000 masks, more than Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau, Development Bureau, and a number of other departments.
Source: Apple Daily #Aug22
https://hk.appledaily.com/local/20200822/PHRQBFHHFBDLJL3C555JNR3DEQ/
#AsiasFinest #HongKongPolice
#CSIMasks #CoronavirusPandemic
Ombudsman: Practice of Correctional Services Department on Prison-made Surgical Masks Inappropriate and Inconsistent with the Code on Access to Information
Source: Stand News #Sept18
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Ombudsman: Practice of Correctional Services Department on Prison-made Surgical Masks Inappropriate and Inconsistent with the Code on Access to Information
Source: Stand News #Sept18
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Ombudsman: Practice of Correctional Services Department on Prison-made Surgical Masks Inappropriate and Inconsistent with the Code on Access to Information
When the coronavirus outbreak started earlier this year in Hong Kong, there was a spike in the demand for facemasks in the city. However, the surgical masks (commonly referred to as #CSIMasks) produced by the Correctional Services Department (#CSD), mainly for government departments, were found on the market for sale, calling into question whether CSI masks have been misused or resold without authorisation.
The “Hong Kong Connection”, a RTHK investigative programme, used the Code of Public Information and lodged inquiries to both the Correctional Services Department and the Government Logistics Department about manufacturing, distribution, and usage of CSI masks. However, both departments refused to reply, citing protection of third-party information and their privacy.
The Office of the Ombudsman carried out direct investigation in March this year upon receiving complaints from the RTHK team. The Ombudsman report, revealed that only one of the receiving organisations of CSI masks refused to disclose further information initially, claiming that “the society is infused with rioting and a culture to smear.”
In view of CSI masks outflowing into the market, the government once responded in February 2020, saying “CSD has been providing masks to non-governmental organisations well before the pandemic outbreak, so it is not surprising to see citizens wearing these masks.” When responding to RTHK inquiry, CSD insisted not disclosing any information involving a third-party.
In a post on the RTHK-programme “Hong Kong Connection” Facebook on September 17, it quoted the Ombudsman report which found RTHK-complaint well substantiated. The report pointed out omission of information in CSD practices in 2017 and 2018, it also found CSD’s refusal to provide information on non-governmental organizations inconsistent with the Code of Public Information and recommended CSD to re-examine and disclose information as much as possible.
Source: Stand News #Sept18
#FailedState #Obudsman
Ombudsman: Practice of Correctional Services Department on Prison-made Surgical Masks Inappropriate and Inconsistent with the Code on Access to Information
When the coronavirus outbreak started earlier this year in Hong Kong, there was a spike in the demand for facemasks in the city. However, the surgical masks (commonly referred to as #CSIMasks) produced by the Correctional Services Department (#CSD), mainly for government departments, were found on the market for sale, calling into question whether CSI masks have been misused or resold without authorisation.
The “Hong Kong Connection”, a RTHK investigative programme, used the Code of Public Information and lodged inquiries to both the Correctional Services Department and the Government Logistics Department about manufacturing, distribution, and usage of CSI masks. However, both departments refused to reply, citing protection of third-party information and their privacy.
The Office of the Ombudsman carried out direct investigation in March this year upon receiving complaints from the RTHK team. The Ombudsman report, revealed that only one of the receiving organisations of CSI masks refused to disclose further information initially, claiming that “the society is infused with rioting and a culture to smear.”
In view of CSI masks outflowing into the market, the government once responded in February 2020, saying “CSD has been providing masks to non-governmental organisations well before the pandemic outbreak, so it is not surprising to see citizens wearing these masks.” When responding to RTHK inquiry, CSD insisted not disclosing any information involving a third-party.
In a post on the RTHK-programme “Hong Kong Connection” Facebook on September 17, it quoted the Ombudsman report which found RTHK-complaint well substantiated. The report pointed out omission of information in CSD practices in 2017 and 2018, it also found CSD’s refusal to provide information on non-governmental organizations inconsistent with the Code of Public Information and recommended CSD to re-examine and disclose information as much as possible.
Source: Stand News #Sept18
#FailedState #Obudsman
#FailedState #CSIMasks
#Ombudsman: Inmate-made Masks Disposed of By HKSAR Government Are Resold
Source: Stand News #Dec17
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#Ombudsman: Inmate-made Masks Disposed of By HKSAR Government Are Resold
Source: Stand News #Dec17
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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