In March 2022, the fifth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong was at its peak. At the request of the Hong Kong SAR government, nearly 400 medical teams from the Mainland sent by Guangdong Province arrived in Hong Kong in batches to fully cooperate with the SAR government to carry out new crown patients. Rescue work to help Hong Kong stabilize and control the epidemic as soon as possible.

　　On May 5, the mainland medical team to aid Hong Kong returned to the mainland for a period of rest. The Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, attended the farewell ceremony.

Looking back on the past two months, the mainland medical team for Hong Kong has worked tirelessly to provide important assistance to Hong Kong in its fight against the epidemic.

On May 5, members of the mainland medical team to aid Hong Kong left Hong Kong by car.

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Arriving in Hong Kong when the epidemic is difficult

　　According to reports, a total of 391 medical teams from the mainland to Hong Kong arrived in Hong Kong in three batches on March 7, 14 and 16.

The first batch of 16 advance teams will meet the needs of the SAR government, prepare the workplace in advance, understand the local medical management system, familiarize themselves with the medical work mode, and prepare for the follow-up medical team to enter Hong Kong one after another; on March 14, four from Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Foshan and Zhuhai 36 doctors and 39 nurses from 14 top-three public hospitals in the city arrived in Hong Kong and went to the community treatment facility at the AsiaWorld-Expo (AWE) in Hong Kong to participate in medical care work; on March 16, another 300 medical team members from the mainland aided Hong Kong Arrive in Hong Kong and fully cooperate with the SAR government in its work to help Hong Kong stabilize and control the epidemic as soon as possible.

On March 16, a mainland medical team consisting of about 300 people arrived in Hong Kong via the Liantang (Heung Yuen Wai) port.

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　　At the welcoming ceremony held on March 16 for the 300 medical team members from the mainland who aided Hong Kong, Carrie Lam sincerely thanked the central government for its full support to the Hong Kong SAR.

She said at the time that the epidemic situation in Hong Kong is still very serious, and the top priority of anti-epidemic work is to reduce deaths, reduce severe cases, and reduce infections.

There is a serious shortage of medical staff in Hong Kong's public hospitals, especially in the treatment of critically ill patients.

On March 16, the mainland medical team for Hong Kong arrived in Hong Kong via the Liantang (Heung Yuen Wai) port, and was greeted by the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor.

China News Agency reporter Chen Yongnuo

　　"I am very grateful to the medical staff in the Mainland who have overcome many difficulties and helped Hong Kong to fight the epidemic. I am very moved by your huge contributions. You have worked hard to come to Hong Kong and join our medical team. Hong Kong will definitely win the battle against the epidemic." Carrie Lam Say.

Take good care of patients and cooperate harmoniously and happily with the Hong Kong side

　　After arriving in Hong Kong, the medical team from the Mainland to Hong Kong mainly participated in the work in AWE.

AWE mainly accepts patients with mild symptoms of COVID-19. Most of them are elderly people. Many people have common underlying diseases. Mainland medical staff provide them with medical care and life assistance.

　　According to Chen Haizhen, the nurse in charge of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, during his work in AWE, most of the patients cooperated very well, including taking medicines and changing medicines, and they also understood the work of medical staff very well.

"Every time we finish our work, they will say 'Thank you for your hard work', and some patients may be inconvenient to speak, and they will also do gestures to express their gratitude."

　　Sun Huimei, the deputy chief nurse of Nanfang Hospital, also said that she has become acquainted with the elders in the AsiaWorld-Expo, and when she is visiting the room, some patients will wave hello to her or give her a thumbs up to express their gratitude.

Chen Haizhen, a member of the Mainland Medical Team Aid to Hong Kong and the nurse in charge of the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, communicated with patients at the AWE Community Treatment Facility.

Photo courtesy of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

　　But occasionally there are situations where the elders are unwilling to cooperate.

Chen Haizhen recalled that there was a grandmother over 100 years old who came to the World Expo after being infected. Because of some symptoms of Alzheimer's, she kept crying and wanted to go home.

Chen Haizhen has been chatting with grandma, caring for her and making the elderly feel safe, and grandma is slowly willing to cooperate with the treatment.

　　Sun Huimei also said that the uncooperativeness of some elderly patients is the biggest difficulty in her work.

A grandfather needed oxygen because of his illness, but he refused to cooperate. As soon as the medical staff left, he secretly took the oxygen off.

　　Later, she came up with a way to shave her beard. After she succeeded, she took a photo for her to see, "He didn't actually show a particularly happy expression on his face, but he felt a lot better. I'll tell him after shaving the beard. , come to us and put on the oxygen, he will put on the oxygen obediently, and in the next few days, he will greet you when you come over."

　　Healthcare workers care about patients, and patients care about healthcare workers.

Yang Yanqing, a nurse in charge of the First Division of Extracardiac Intensive Care at the Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, mentioned one of her patients, "At noon that day, Granny Gao was sitting on the bed in a low mood, and she didn't want to eat, so I just While chatting with her about family affairs, feeding her food, we got closer to him."

　　The mother-in-law Gao, who is also from Guangzhou, also opened the chat box: "I came to Hong Kong in 1984. My daughter was born in the obstetrics and gynecology department of your hospital, and she lived in 33 beds. Some time ago, she was also positive, and she could not take care of me. You are so kind, like my daughter takes care of me."

　　Yang Yanqing said that Granny Gao also cared about her later, and asked her if she was married and how her family was. "When I heard her ask me, I burst into tears and told her one by one. Although there were two layers of gloves, I still I could feel the warmth of her hand."

Uncle Wu, who was receiving treatment at the Community Treatment Facility of AWE in Hong Kong, expressed his gratitude to Yang Yanqing (right), a member of the Mainland Chinese Medical Team Aid to Hong Kong.

Photo courtesy of Yu Liting, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital

　　Mainland medical staff also said that the cooperation with the Hong Kong staff is smooth and pleasant, and both sides are using their respective strengths: Mainland medical staff have more experience in fighting the epidemic; Hong Kong medical staff are more familiar with local procedures, and their efficiency is also quite high.

Working together is a process of mutual cooperation and mutual learning.

　　Zhang Zhongde, vice president of Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and vice president of Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, said in an interview that the integration of medical staff from the mainland and Hong Kong is "beyond imagination".

　　Of course, mainland medical staff will miss their relatives after being away from home for a long time.

Lian Yongzu, a nurse in the Department of Critical Care Medicine of Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, told reporters that when the epidemic is over, she will tell her daughter what happened around her, the cooperation with nurses in Hong Kong, and the blood of mainland and Hong Kong compatriots. to tell her the love of her countrymen.

She hopes that Hong Kong will overcome the epidemic as soon as possible, so that citizens can be safe and families can be reunited.

Thank you from all walks of life

　　For medical teams from the Mainland to come to Hong Kong to support, in February 2022, the "Emergency (Exemption from Statutory Requirements) (Coronavirus Disease 2019) Regulation" enacted by the Chief Executive in Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in accordance with the "Emergency Regulations Ordinance" The publication in the Gazette provides a legal basis for the SAR government to make good use of the support from the central government and for mainland medical teams to come to Hong Kong to participate in treatment work.

On May 5, members of the mainland medical team to aid Hong Kong attended the farewell ceremony held by the Hong Kong SAR government.

Photo by China News Agency reporter Li Zhihua

　　Member of the Election Committee of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Barrister Ng Yingpeng believes that there are various legal channels for mainland medical teams to work and participate in treatment in Hong Kong. Deterioration, impacting the local medical system and straining the number of medical staff, has become an emergency and endangering public safety under the Emergency Regulations Ordinance.

Relevant actions are completely legal, reasonable and reasonable. It is not only a breakthrough in Hong Kong's legal mechanism, but also a breakthrough in anti-epidemic thinking.

　　People from all walks of life in Hong Kong have also expressed their gratitude for the help provided by the mainland medical team.

Zhou Bozhan, chairman of Hong Kong Zhihui and a Hong Kong doctor, believes that the Chinese medical team to Hong Kong to participate in the treatment of new coronary pneumonia is risking their lives, and it is "timely rain" for Hong Kong. He is very welcome and grateful.

　　Carrie Lam, Director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Chen Zhaoshi, and the Hong Kong Hospital Authority have also thanked the mainland medical team for their help in public on many occasions.

Hong Kong citizens have also praised the medical team from the Mainland, saying that they are professional and dedicated, and they were moved to help Hong Kong at the most difficult time.

　　With the easing of the epidemic in Hong Kong, the AWE community treatment facility has been put into standby status since May 4, and most of the staff of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority who were infected with the epidemic have returned to work.

　　Carrie Lam also said that the medical personnel from the mainland who came to Hong Kong cooperated closely with the personnel of the Hong Kong Hospital Authority, laying a good foundation for future medical cooperation between Hong Kong and the mainland.

　　Just as Yu Liting, a member of the Mainland's medical team for Hong Kong aid and the nursing team leader of the Cardiovascular and Intensive Care Unit of the Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital's Cardiovascular Disease Institute, said that the Mainland's support to Hong Kong reflects the "family friendship" that blood is thicker than water, "I hope Our work can make Hong Kong compatriots feel the support and concern of the mainland for them."

　　Text: Reporter Zhang Xiaoxi Suo Youwei Han Xingtong Wei Huadu

　　Photography: Reporter Chen Yongnuo Li Zhihua

　　Video: Reporter Luo Siyu Liang Yuan