[Explanation] The two-week "Universal Community Testing Program" launched by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has been successfully concluded, and the third wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong has eased slightly.

The long-awaited "health code" has not yet been released, and there is no news about the "customs clearance" based on the "health code".

Recently, Xu Shuchang, an expert advisor to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government’s Anti-epidemic Steering Committee, said that the necessary condition for the introduction of the "health code" is that there are no new local confirmed cases in Hong Kong.

　　[Concurrent] Xu Shuchang, expert consultant of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's Anti-epidemic Steering Committee

　　There are no locally confirmed cases in the provinces and cities in the Mainland, all of which are imported cases. Macau has not had a locally confirmed case for a long time. They are very afraid that foreigners will bring the virus in. Therefore, as long as there are newly confirmed cases in Hong Kong, the cities around Hong Kong Neither province nor city is willing to clear customs with Hong Kong.

So I hope that the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong can reach zero as soon as possible.

　　[Commentary] Xu Shuchang said that based on the public's expectation of a full return to normal society, the research progress of the new coronavirus vaccine is highly concerned.

He said that the relevant vaccine is still in the clinical research stage, and its final timetable and specific expiration date have not yet been clarified.

　　[Concurrent] Xu Shuchang, expert consultant of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's Anti-epidemic Steering Committee

　　When will the vaccine come to Hong Kong?

Because the third phase of clinical research has not yet been completed, there will be no data until the end of this year to show that it is safe and effective, and mass production can take several months.

Therefore, I estimate that it may take the second quarter of 2021 at the earliest before the first batch of vaccines arrive in Hong Kong, and some vaccines may not arrive in Hong Kong before the end of 2021.

Therefore, most Hong Kong people can be vaccinated, and it may not be until the end of 2021 or the beginning of 2022.

　　Reporter Zhang Hongwei Tong Yuyuan reports from Hong Kong

Editor in charge: [Liu Xian]