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Original title: Carrie Lam: Trip to Beijing to discuss the restoration of customs clearance between the two places. Hong Kong version of the “Health Code” plan to launch in mid-November
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Executive Director Carrie Lam revealed to the media on November 3 that during her visit to Beijing, she would discuss measures to support Hong Kong’s economy with four to six government ministries and commissions. central. Also included is the issue of customs clearance between the two places of great concern to the outside world.
“The general public is more concerned about when to clear customs and resume personnel exchanges between the two locations. In the past 10 months, the relevant 14-day + 14-day mandatory quarantine has affected many people, including businessmen and women. ordinary citizens. I hope this time I can win the support of the central government. “To explain Hong Kong’s epidemic prevention and control work in the past 10 months. In today’s special circumstances, we strive to achieve non-zero customs clearance. After all, there are practical difficulties in achieving zero clearance, “he said.
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region implemented the “Regulations on Mandatory Quarantine for Certain Persons Arriving in Hong Kong” on February 8, requiring those who have visited the mainland within 14 days to go through a mandatory quarantine of 14 days. As a small and very open economy, Hong Kong has fallen into a deep recession under the influence of delayed customs clearance. The latest unemployment rate has reached a 16-year high.
It previously revealed that it plans to exempt Hong Kong residents from the mainland from returning to Hong Kong for 14 days of quarantine starting in November, but there will be a certain limit at the beginning of the implementation. It is hoped that in the future, people from the two places will be able to come and go without problems.
Accompanied by five bosses
On the issue of customs clearance between mainland China and Hong Kong, Carrie Lam emphasized that technical preparations have been made, but the most important thing is that the epidemic in Hong Kong is under control, but there are difficulties in achieving “zero cases.” He noted that there were 6 local cases in the last 7 days, of which 3 were of unknown origin. Therefore, we urge the public to stop unnecessary social gatherings, and social distancing measures remain unchanged for a week to try to clear customs with the mainland or other overseas regions as soon as possible.
Carrie Lam left for a visit to Beijing on the 3rd to discuss the measures proposed by the SAR government to support Hong Kong’s economic development, accompanied by five bureau chiefs. “The content of the discussion includes strengthening Hong Kong’s status as a financial hub and financial interconnection; explaining the situation in Hong Kong to the National Health Commission; economically, the aviation industry has suffered setbacks in the epidemic. I hope Hong Kong Kong can play its role as an aviation hub, “he revealed.
During this trip, Carrie Lam will attend a coordination meeting with the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office and relevant ministries and commissions in Beijing, visit various ministries and commissions, and then move to Guangzhou and Shenzhen. Accompanying members included Xu Zhengyu, Secretary of Treasury and Financial Services, Chen Fan, Secretary of Transportation and Housing, Xue Yongheng, Secretary of Innovation and Technology, Chen Zhaoshi, Secretary of Food and Health, Zeng Guowei, Secretary of Constitutional Affairs and Continentals, and Chen Guoji, Director of the Chief Executive Office.
The Hong Kong version of the “Health Code” will be released in the middle of the month.
For places where clusters of community outbreaks have occurred, the SAR government has successively established temporary testing centers in Wan Chai, Kwai Tsing, Kowloon City and Yau Tsim Mong districts since October. In order to address the large number of testing needs for customs clearance between the two locations in the future, Carrie Lam said that four private laboratories have been successfully selected through public bidding, each responsible for one testing center. tests, which will begin operations in mid-November for an initial period of three months.
Since the test center will be provided by the government and basically operated, there will be no referral of a doctor before the test, and the cost will be greatly reduced. Citizens only have to pay HK $ 240 at a time, including issuing inspection reports that can be used for exit clearance.
In addition, the SAR government plans to launch the “Travel with peace of mind” mobile phone app, called the Hong Kong version of the “Health Code”, in mid-November to help citizens develop the habit of recording trips and help the Center for Health Protection to trace the contacts of confirmed persons. Carrie Lam said that most of the SAR government will participate and also asked restaurants, bars, fitness rooms, cinemas, etc. actively participate.
It is understood that after citizens download the application for free, they will be able to scan the QR code found in the place to make a registration when they enter the participating place.
When a confirmed case occurs in an individual location, if the user has visited the location at the same time as the confirmed person, the application will issue a notification and health advice to the user to inform him of the risk of infection.
The LCSD and FEHD under the SAR government will post QR codes at 164 and 97 locations respectively. Among them, LCSD venues include 115 gyms, 45 swimming pools, and 4 other venues, such as cycling halls, showrooms, and activity rooms, etc .; FEHD’s place to post QR codes includes 23 cooked food markets and 74 markets.
(Author: Zhu Lina edit: and good)
