[Commentary] Recently, the epidemic of New Coronary Pneumonia in Hong Kong has slowed slightly. On May 4, most civil servants of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government began to resume normal work on the same day. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced earlier that it will resume normal services in two stages. From the first stage on May 4, many types of public facilities in Hong Kong will also be reopened without violating the "prohibition order".
[Commentary] The reporter saw that all offices of the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government resumed services, but the smart ID card renewal center only processed the application for the certificate and the appointment. The entry temperature required to measure the body temperature, the Immigration Department also wrote an announcement reminding Non-business personnel staying in the building ". The overpass entered by the Hong Kong Immigration Building gathered a lot of citizens who came to do business, and there were a lot of people. Among them, a large number of foreign domestic helpers were waiting for visas. Many foreign domestic helpers reported that their work visas in Hong Kong are about to expire. Don't open the door, now take the opportunity to open the door and hurry up and apply.
[Concurrent period] Hong Kong foreign domestic helper Kean Bagon
I am here today waiting to get my work visa. My employer had checked (online) before in February. To get a visa, I had to wait two weeks after I submitted the application. After that, I have been waiting. I found that it was still closed in April (Immigration Department), ( The Immigration Department said that it might have to wait for two weeks. I heard that the (Immigration Department) is now open, so this time I will come.
[Explanation] Due to the reopening of the Immigration Department on the first day, there are too many people coming to handle business, and the flow of people in the office is restricted. Many people can only wait outside the Immigration Building. Some citizens said that it is a good thing for the SAR government to reopen government facilities, and let the citizens handle urgent matters that have not been dealt with for months.
[Same period] Hong Kong citizens
I came to apply for an extended stay (visa). I came last week (staff) to say that our time has not arrived. After asking here last time, I will come again today. I cannot apply for the last time. It ’s not that it ’s inconvenient, because you have to cooperate with the (government) because of this epidemic, right? There are still many government agencies that are not fully opened. (Now) It must be a lot more convenient, but they are all entered in batches and will not let you squeeze in together.
[Commentary] The Hong Kong SAR Government also announced that on May 4, the office hours of the Hong Kong Housing Authority ’s estate offices, post offices, district civil affairs consultation centers, Social Welfare Department offices, taxation bureaus, and the Labour Department have resumed normal. The reporter saw that the Hong Kong Taxation Building in Wan Chai has been fully opened, and the Industrial Recruitment Center and Employment Center of the Labour Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government have also opened. A group of citizens are waiting to submit relevant materials. The Wanchai Post Office in Hong Kong has also officially resumed business. People need to take a temperature measurement, and many citizens have entered the post office for business.
With regard to transportation, the Transport Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government refers to franchised bus companies starting to resume normal flights during peak hours to cater for passengers' travel needs.
[Commentary] The reporter also found that most of the services in Hong Kong that were reopened on the same day were office services, while public facilities were still suspended, including outdoor sports venues, libraries and museums, etc., will reopen on May 6, and stadiums will Reopen on the 11th.
Reporter Zheng Haoxi Zhu Aili reports from Hong Kong
Editor in charge: [Li Yuxin]