Chinanews.com, September 2nd, comprehensively reported by Hong Kong's "Wen Wei Po" that Hong Kong's universal community testing program was officially launched on September 1. Hong Kong Civil Service Secretary Nie Dequan said that all testing centers are operating smoothly, and the attendance rate of people who have made appointments exceeds nine. As a result, 126,000 people received testing and sampling throughout the day.

Some citizens said that the sampling process is simple, fast and very safe.

On the morning of September 1, the citizens who had made appointments came to the community testing center in Southorn Stadium in Wanchai, Hong Kong one after another, ready to be tested, and had to take their temperature before entering the venue.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Zhang Wei

674,000 people who have made an appointment for testing and have not made an appointment receive flexible treatment

　　Nie Dequan said that as of 8 pm on September 1, 674,000 people have made appointments for testing. 32 testing centers have full appointments for the next 7 days. The SAR government will increase the number of relevant centers from the 3rd.

　　Nie Dequan also emphasized that citizens who have an appointment will be given priority to be processed by the testing center. "However, the supervisor of the testing center will flexibly deal with the situation and conduct testing for citizens who have not made an appointment." As of 4 pm on the 1st, 8,000 people have not made an appointment. Registration was also arranged by the testing center for sampling.

　　He continued that the SAR government will decide whether or not to extend the testing program based on the circumstances of the two days, urging the public to make appointments as soon as possible.

Hong Kong politicians take part in testing and call on citizens to actively accept sample collection

　　The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Carrie Lam also led the Secretary-General and members of the Executive Council on the first day of the general inspection to participate in the inspection in batches at the inspection center of the Government Headquarters and accept sample collection.

　　Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that the large-scale universal community testing program is beneficial to the fight against the epidemic and to the society, so that Hong Kong can get out of the epidemic as soon as possible and resume economic activities and social life that the citizens hope.

She also thanked the medical and government personnel for participating in this testing work, serving the citizens in various testing centers, and once again called on the general public to actively participate in the universal community testing program.

She said that the entire testing process and experience is "very safe, very simple, very convenient, and very fast."

　　The Chief Secretary for Administration of the Special Administrative Region Zhang Jianzong said that the testing process is safe, convenient and fast, and can be completed in just a few minutes. He also pointed out that all community testing centers have adopted rigorous infection control measures, and citizens can feel relieved to go to the community testing centers for sampling. .

　　In addition, Hong Kong’s New Democrat Party Chairman Ip Liu Shuyi said that the Zhengzhou government’s testing site is quite spacious and the manpower is abundant. When waiting in line, everyone needs to be separated by 1.5 meters. There is no pain or discomfort during the testing period.

　　Many councillors who have been tested also said that the testing process is quick and simple without any discomfort.

Li Huiqiong, chairman of the DAB, said that the testing process does not take much time. She thanked the medical staff for the professional and careful sampling process, and encouraged the public to call for more relatives and friends to actively participate.

On the afternoon of September 1, more than 30 members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region received samples from the new crown pneumonia virus test in the lobby of the Legislative Council.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua

Hong Kong citizens: No strong feelings of discomfort and no belief in online slurs

　　Ms. Guan, a citizen who participated in the sampling and testing, said that she had made an appointment with her husband for testing on the Internet earlier. The process was very simple and fast, and there was no strong discomfort. The sampling medical care was also done very well and the process was very safe.

The main purpose of getting tested is to know if you are infected, so that you and your family can feel more at ease. In addition, you will help take care of your grandchildren from time to time, and you will not dare to meet with your grandchildren often before you know whether you are infected, for fear of infecting them.

　　Citizen Ms. Ruan said that there was no discomfort during the whole sampling process, and the staff were all “quick hands”, and it was completed in a few minutes. There were about 6 or 7 people in the venue doing the test at the same time. Everyone was far apart, almost 2 Distance of meters.

The test is to be at ease for oneself, and it is a performance of conscientiousness.

　　The citizen Mr. Zeng said that the testing venue is very empty, each booth is separated by more than 1.5 meters, and there is also a partition of about 2 meters in the middle. Therefore, there is no worry about cross-infection. 14 days after the test, if not necessary Will not go out, wait until the results are released before considering meeting friends for dinner.

"My family will also take time to be tested, and they don't believe the smearing comments circulating on the Internet."