(Fighting against New Coronary Pneumonia) China Resources Donates 1,000 Hospital Beds to Relieve the Shortage of Hong Kong's Medical Resources
China News Service, Hong Kong, March 14 (Reporter Liu Chenyao) The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong is still severe. The resources of Hong Kong's medical system are tight, and there is a serious shortage of hospital beds.
On March 14, China Resources Group donated 1,000 hospital beds to the Hong Kong SAR government through the China Resources Charity Fund to alleviate the shortage of medical resources.
The donation ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Harbour Road Sports Centre on the afternoon of the 14th. Law Chi-kwong, Secretary for Labour and Welfare of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Kwok Chi-leung, Deputy Director of the Social Welfare Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government, Ho Siu Wai, Medical Executive Director of St. Paul's Hospital, and Chan Kin Ping, Chairman of Kowloon Lok Sin Tong Chen Ying, Assistant General Manager of China Resources Group and Chairman of China Resources Enterprise, and Li Haoran, Member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council and Chief Strategy Officer of China Resources Group's Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, attended the ceremony.
Chen Ying said at the ceremony: "China Resources has been rooted in Hong Kong for 84 years, and Hong Kong has always been blood thicker than water. The crisis in Hong Kong is the heart of China Resources. China Resources Group responded immediately and actively utilized the Group's resource advantages. Wanjia Supermarket and China Resources Tang increased cross-border transportation capacity, strengthened the organization of supply sources, and strived to ensure the supply of daily necessities and stabilize prices; China Resources Ng Fung, a subsidiary of China Resources Ng Fung, sent a special class of 38 people from the mainland to the Sheung Shui slaughterhouse to restore the supply of fresh pork; its subsidiary China Resources Cement has made every effort to ensure the construction materials used in the construction of Hong Kong's square cabins. In addition, China Resources Group has also fully supported the SAR government's anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic methods by donating testing kits, protective clothing, medicines, etc. to grass-roots communities. We will definitely overcome the epidemic as soon as possible.”
The reporter learned that the 1,000 hospital beds provided by China Resources have arrived in Hong Kong in two batches by ship and cross-border vehicle, and have been placed in Wanchai Harbour Road Sports Centre, Tin Shui Wai Sports Centre, Tsing Yi Southwest Sports Centre, Tuen Mun Butterfly Bay Sports Centre, Lam Tin South Sports Centre, Hong Kong Sports Centre. Seven respite centres have been set up at Siu Sai Wan Sports Centre and Tsuen Wan West Sports Centre on the island to take care of the confirmed elderly.
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