Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, March 9 (Reporter Liu Mingyang) With the care and support of the central government, all walks of life in Hong Kong have taken active actions to make concerted efforts to contribute to the fight against the fifth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in various ways.
Chinese-funded enterprises have spared no effort to support the fight against the epidemic.
China State Construction International, a subsidiary of China Overseas, recently donated 1,200 sets of medical beds to the SAR government for the community isolation facility set up by the SAR government at the Kai Tak Cruise Terminal.
The Group also announced recently that it donated the first batch of anti-epidemic and living materials of over one million Hong Kong dollars through the China Overseas Group Charity Foundation and the Group's "Caring Society" Volunteer Federation to benefit the grassroots and the elderly in the community.
China Population Welfare Foundation, China Merchants Charity Foundation, and Tencent Charity Foundation jointly launched the joint action of "Fighting the Epidemic Together".
On March 8, the first batch of protective materials purchased by the joint action project team arrived in Hong Kong through the "Disaster Emergency" emergency logistics platform of China Merchants Group.
The batch of donated materials includes 1.2 million KN95 masks, 300,000 medical isolation face shields, 750,000 pairs of disposable sterilized gloves, 540,000 disposable isolation gowns, 30,000 disposable protective clothing, and 30,000 sets of medical isolation shoe covers Wait.
These supplies will focus on supporting residential care homes for the elderly in Hong Kong.
China Tourism Group recently donated more than 6 million Hong Kong dollars in anti-epidemic materials.
BOCHK donated HK$2 million to the Community Chest of Hong Kong, HK$891,000 to Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, and HK$800,000 to Po Leung Kuk to purchase anti-epidemic materials and distribute them to grassroots citizens.
Civil society organizations have gone into the community to provide support to citizens in their fight against the epidemic.
On March 7, the "Hong Kong Community Anti-epidemic Connection", together with the local group "Have a Bright Mind", held the "Child-friendly Action New Crown Vaccination Day" activity, and arranged 3 new crown epidemics in Hong Kong Island, Sham Shui Po and Tai Po. At the vaccination point, a total of nearly 600 citizens were vaccinated that day.
Chen Zhenbin, the general convener of the "Hong Kong Community Anti-epidemic Connection", said that as of March 6, various groups have cooperated in holding 44 vaccination campaigns, benefiting about 27,000 people, 70% of whom are children.
As the epidemic situation is still severe, "Connect" decided to start a new round of vaccination. The goal of "Child Friendly Action" is to hold 50 vaccination activities by the end of March, which is expected to benefit 20,000 people.
The "Hong Kong Community Anti-epidemic Link" has also joined forces with a number of youth groups to launch the "Youth Anti-epidemic Link" to provide more support for young people and children.
At present, "Connect" is launching its first activity, "You And Me", which will distribute anti-epidemic materials to families in need through kindergartens and primary schools.
The registration quota for 100 kindergartens and 100 primary schools is expected to benefit 10,000 families in need.
Residential care homes for the elderly are the hardest hit areas in Hong Kong. "North District Community Anti-epidemic Link" and "Sai Kung Tseung Kwan O Community Anti-epidemic Link" have recently donated a batch of rapid testing reagents, masks, protective To help them tide over the difficulties.
Wen Hui, convener of the "North District Community Anti-epidemic Connection", said that the central government is very concerned about the anti-epidemic and medical conditions of the elderly in Hong Kong. Many institutions in the northern district are currently in short supply of testing kits and protective masks. Rain in time".
The person in charge of an elderly home said that he was very grateful for the support from the central government, and also thanked the volunteers for taking the initiative to contact and arrange. This batch of materials is the peace of mind of the residents.
In order to help the citizens who are troubled by the epidemic to solve their difficulties in seeking medical treatment, the "Hong Kong Anti-epidemic Volunteer Alliance" recently launched the "Online Medical Consultation Service Action", organizing 926 Hong Kong doctors to provide a series of medical consultation services for citizens through 17 online channels and platforms. .
Tan Zhenguo, chairman of the "Hong Kong Anti-epidemic Volunteer Alliance" Volunteer Care Fund, said that nearly 1,000 doctors from various institutions participated in the event, which reflected the spirit of social responsibility and great love. He hoped that this event could relieve the pressure on public hospitals.
The epidemic situation is severe, and the police force has always been at the forefront of epidemic prevention and control.
A number of organizations, including the Asian Development Research Center, recently deployed a batch of anti-epidemic materials urgently needed by the Hong Kong Police Force and sent them to multiple front-line police stations to express their support for the Police Force's anti-epidemic work.
The relevant person in charge of the Yuen Long Police Station said that despite the infection of many colleagues and the shortage of manpower, the police force will still strive to ensure the normal conduct of police work.
The Police and the Department of Health will continue to strictly enforce the law, calling on the public to abide by the law and cooperate with the epidemic prevention work.
The Chinese Cultural Association of Hong Kong recently received a donation of 30,000 sets of rapid self-test kits and 10,000 N95 masks from the Shanghai Fosun Public Welfare Foundation.
Gao Jingde, president of the association, said that anti-epidemic materials have been distributed to the frontline police, cleaning and security personnel, and grassroots citizens as soon as possible. They are very grateful for the support and care of the mainland compatriots.