[Explanation] At 4 am on January 23, in response to the continued severe epidemic in Yau Ma Tei and Jordan, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government for the first time cited Chapter 599J of the Regulations on Prevention and Control of Diseases, issued a restriction and detection announcement, and delineated "affected areas" in the relevant epidemic areas. Restricted area", people in the area must stay in their premises and undergo mandatory testing according to government arrangements.

　　[Explanation] On the morning of January 23, the Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government Xu Yingwei said in a meeting with the media that the government had enclosed designated areas in the early morning of the day and arranged mandatory testing for all residents in the area, involving a population of about 10,000.

　　[Concurrent] Xu Yingwei, Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

　　We noticed that from January 1 to January 20 in the district, we have 162 confirmed cases in the designated area of ​​Jordan, including 56 buildings.

In addition, they have noticed that the sewage of many buildings has tested positive records, so the government decided to apply Regulation 599J to implement the so-called stay inspection order.

The government has also enclosed designated areas, namely Gansu Street, Paotai Street, Nanjing Street, and Wusong Street. The population involved is about 10,000.

　　[Explanation] According to reports, residents within the enclosed area need to stay in their residences and undergo mandatory testing according to government arrangements.

Anyone who violates the restrictions and test announcements can be fined 25,000 yuan and imprisoned for six months.

It is reported that more than 3,000 people from multiple government departments participated in this operation.

　　[Concurrent] Xu Yingwei, Director of the Civil Affairs Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

　　In today's operation, various government departments mobilized more than 3,000 people to provide full support to arrange the implementation of this rescue announcement.

We are in the enclosed area. We have 51 mobile sampling stations. We will send people to the buildings within the range to find out some people and residents who have not been tested. Then we will go to the mobile sampling station for testing, that is, we will go upstairs and bring They come down.

　　[Explanation] The Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Zhaoshi, said on the same day that the subject must wait at his premises until all identified persons in the area have completed the test and the test result is confirmed before being allowed to leave the premises.

The authorities stated that the goal is to complete the operation within about 48 hours.

　　[Concurrent] Chen Zhaoshi, Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government

　　As for all the people in the district who have been identified and completed the test, they can leave his premises only after the relevant test results are roughly confirmed.

Our goal is to complete the action within 48 hours, that is, before 6:00 am on Monday, January 25, and hope to achieve the goal of "to fight the epidemic together and clear the community".

　　Reporter Fan Siyi and Liang Yuan from Hong Kong

Editor in charge: 【Qi Bin】