(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) 15 people in the "restricted area" in North Point, Hong Kong were fined 5,000 yuan for not being tested
China News Service, Hong Kong, January 29. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government completed the mandatory inspection operation in the designated "restricted area" in North Point at about 7 am on the 29th, and then carried out law enforcement operations in the area to confirm whether all persons in the area have undergone the mandatory inspection.
The SAR government announced that the enforcement action ended at about 11:30 am on the 29th. It was found that about 15 people had not undergone compulsory testing. They had been fined 5,000 yuan (HKD, the same below) and issued a compulsory testing order.
In this operation, the Home Affairs Department of the Special Administrative Region Government, the Police Department, the Eastern District Office of Home Affairs and the Auxiliary Medical Service mobilized a total of about 360 personnel to arrange for the implementation of the declaration and enforcement of the mandatory inspection notice issued earlier.
The relevant enforcement action was completed at 11:30 am on the 29th. The Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Special Administrative Region Government has revoked the relevant declaration in accordance with relevant regulations.
The SAR government has also learned that many residents have been tested at a test station set up between the main entrance of Pak Fook Building and the back entrance of Metro City Building between January 26 and January 28. A total of about 1,300 people have been tested. (Including the residents, visitors and staff of Blocks A, B, C and D of Dongfa Building).
In addition, 475 people have been tested for mandatory testing in the "restricted area" specified in North Point, and no confirmed cases have been found.
The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, responded on a social platform on the 29th, stating that taking into account the number of cases, building conditions, and implementation capabilities, "restricted testing" has its actual needs, which can achieve community "clearing" and cutting off transmission. The chain can also make residents in the district feel at ease.
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor pointed out that the mandatory detection operation in North Point designated "restricted areas" was basically confidential, focused and fast. When she went to inspect the operation on the evening of the 28th, some residents complained that he had pressed the "compulsory detection notice" on the morning of the 28th. Sampling was accepted, but since no short message of negative result was received, it must be checked again.
"I ask him to understand the need for the operation, and thank him for being tested twice a day as required."
She emphasized that the anti-epidemic must continue to sum up experience. This action shows that the decision to conduct "mandatory testing" or "restricted testing" for a certain building or a certain community should be faster and more accurate, avoid confusion of information, and reduce the impact on residents. Inconvenient to come.
She also thanked the "restricted" residents for their cooperation, the efforts of colleagues from relevant departments, and the cooperation of contractors of private laboratories.
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