China News Agency, Beijing, February 10. In response to the recent epidemic in Hong Kong, a spokesperson for the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council said on the 10th that in times of crisis, the motherland will always be a strong backer for Hong Kong.
As long as Hong Kong has demands, the motherland will surely respond.
A reporter asked. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam, said in a meeting with the media a few days ago that the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office of the State Council conveyed to him the central government's concern about the epidemic in Hong Kong and its greetings to Hong Kong citizens, and said that it would provide support at any time in response to Hong Kong's needs.
Can you provide further details?
The spokesperson responded to the question and answer above.
The spokesman said that the fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong is raging, which will have a serious impact on the safety and health of citizens and the economy and people's livelihood. The central government is highly concerned about this.
Recently, our office has conveyed the central government's concern about the epidemic in Hong Kong and its condolences to Hong Kong compatriots to Chief Executive Carrie Lam and relevant officials of the SAR government on many occasions, and expressed that the mainland will fully support Hong Kong in fighting the fifth wave of the epidemic and support the Hong Kong SAR government. Take decisive measures to resolutely curb the spread of the epidemic.
At the same time, our office is actively coordinating the Guangdong Provincial People's Government, coordinating the joint prevention and control of the epidemic between Guangdong and Hong Kong, ensuring the transportation of cross-border materials, and ensuring the supply of vegetables, fresh food and other daily necessities to Hong Kong.
The People's Government of Guangdong Province and the People's Government of Shenzhen City are anxious for the needs of the Hong Kong compatriots and have made many special arrangements for this.
The spokesman pointed out that the central government will continue to fully support the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government in adhering to the concept of people first and life first, and in accordance with the goal and strategy of "dynamic clearing", to jointly do a good job in preventing and controlling the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic.
In times of crisis, the motherland will always be the strong backer of Hong Kong.
As long as Hong Kong has demands, the motherland will surely respond.
The daily necessities of Hong Kong citizens will be guaranteed timely and adequately.
The people of the mainland and Hong Kong compatriots are heart-to-heart and hand in hand, and we will surely be able to overcome the epidemic at an early date.
The spokesperson said that in accordance with the relevant decisions and arrangements of the central government, our office will hold the second special exchange meeting on the new crown pneumonia epidemic between the mainland and Hong Kong in Shenzhen in the near future with the National Health Commission and the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Together with the relevant officials of the Shenzhen Municipal People's Government and relevant mainland epidemic prevention experts, they will jointly study, formulate and implement policies and measures to support Hong Kong's prevention and control of the epidemic, ensure the supply of materials to Hong Kong, and maintain the overall social stability of Hong Kong.
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