(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) Seven members of the "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Team" and the "Advanced Team" arrived in Hong Kong
China News Agency, Hong Kong, August 2nd. Seven members of the "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Team" arrived in Hong Kong on the afternoon of August 2. They will assist in laboratory work and assist the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in fighting the epidemic.
On the afternoon of the 2nd, Qiu Hong, Deputy Director of the Liaison Office of the Hong Kong Central Committee, Zeng Guowei, Director of the Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, and Chen Zhaoshi, Director of the Bureau of Food and Health, greeted the "advanced team" and met with the team members.
On behalf of the SAR government, Zeng Guowei and Chen Zhaoshi welcomed the seven "advance teams" of the "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Team". The two directors expressed their gratitude to the central government for actively responding to the request of the SAR government to respond to the severe epidemic in Hong Kong and quickly forming the "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Team" to support the SAR's fight against the epidemic. The SAR government expects that with the support of the central government, the whole city will fight the epidemic together and contain the severe epidemic as soon as possible.
On behalf of the Liaison Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Qiu Hong extended a warm welcome to the arrival of the "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Team" and thanked the central government and the people of the motherland for their support. She said that the central government attaches great importance to and cares about the health and life safety of Hong Kong people. At a time when the epidemic situation in Hong Kong is very severe, the "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Team" will be sent to support Hong Kong's anti-epidemic work and will provide free assistance to anti-epidemic facilities. No matter what difficulties Hong Kong encounters, the central government and the people of the motherland will always be Hong Kong's strongest backing. I hope that all Hong Kong citizens will unite and fight the epidemic with one heart and overcome the epidemic.
Guo Penghao, the leader of the "Advance Team", said that the main task of the "Advance Team" is to connect with relevant departments in Hong Kong and be familiar with Hong Kong's testing sites, equipment, and procedures, so as to lay the foundation for subsequent large-scale nucleic acid testing. I believe that with a strong backing from a country, the "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Team" will definitely be able to overcome the epidemic together with Hong Kong citizens. "We have full confidence in this."
Representatives of the Hong Kong Democratic Alliance for the Betterment of Hong Kong, the Federation of Trade Unions and the "Hong Kong Community Anti-epidemic Connection" presented flowers to the members of the "Advance Team" to thank the central government for its care and love for Hong Kong and the great support of compatriots in the Mainland.
According to reports, the recent situation in Hong Kong's prevention and control of the new crown pneumonia epidemic is severe. At the request of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, under the overall planning and command of the central government, the National Health Commission quickly formed a "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Team" to carry out work in Hong Kong to assist the Special Administrative Region in fighting the epidemic.
It is understood that this "Mainland Nucleic Acid Testing Support Team" is composed of about 60 clinical laboratory technicians selected by the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission from more than 20 public hospitals in the province. The team leader comes from the Guangdong Provincial Health Commission and served as the commander-in-chief of the Guangdong Provincial Support Wuhan Medical Team. This is the first batch of mainland professional teams sent by the central government to support Hong Kong's fight against the epidemic. The National Health Commission will subsequently mobilize medical resources from the Mainland to provide more support in accordance with the needs of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region to fight the epidemic.
At the same time, the National Health Commission has established an "Inner Local Cabin Hospital Support Team". Wuhan City, Hubei Province has selected 6 experts with practical experience in the "Square Cabin Hospital" to provide assistance for the reconstruction of the Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo into a "Square Cabin Hospital". Technical Support. (Finish)