This is the 878th issue of One Day in Hong Kong
Xu Yingwei listed close contacts The government has tightened epidemic prevention measures
The fifth wave of the epidemic in Hong Kong is menacing, and there are multiple invisible transmission chains of the community or the current Olmi kerong variant virus. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said in a meeting with the media on the evening of today (6Th) that the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsui Ying-wai, is a close contact of a preliminarily confirmed case and needs to be sent to the Penny Bay Quarantine Centre.
Mrs Lam said a banquet on the evening of January 3 was attended by many guests, some of whom were government officials. During this banquet, one of the attendees was sent to the Penny Bay Quarantine Centre the next day, where he was a close contact of a confirmed person and was initially diagnosed at the quarantine centre. Following an investigation by the government department, the Secretary for Home Affairs, Mr Tsui Ying-wai, was a close contact of the preliminarily confirmed case and was required to be admitted to the Penny Bay Epidemic Control Centre for quarantine. Carrie Lam said that she learned from the Health Protection Center that the person who was initially diagnosed did not attend the banquet until 9:30 p.m. that night, and from the professional point of view of the Health Protection Center, the people who left the banquet before 9:30 were not close contacts.
The Department of Health and the Hospital Authority held a press conference on the epidemic situation today (6th), and Zhang Zhujun, director of the Infectious Diseases Division of the Centre for Health Protection, said that there were 33 new confirmed cases today (6th), and 30 cases were suspected to be Omilon. Of the cases, 28 were imported, including 2 crew members and 11 Filipino maids. The remaining 5 cases were imported, 4 were related to the mother of Cathay Pacific flight attendants, and 1 belonged to the Wangyuelou group. There were more than 30 additional preliminary cases.
Hui Shuchang, an expert adviser to the Hong Kong government and chair professor of respiratory system at CUHK, said today (6Th) that since there are no local cases of unknown origin for the time being, under the government's significant tightening of social distancing measures, it is relatively optimistic that the fifth wave of the epidemic can be contained. Xu Shuchang said in an online program that the fifth wave of the epidemic is currently at a critical point in the outbreak, but the source of infection traced to the confirmed surveyor yesterday was that he had been to the same restaurant as another patient and had also sent close contacts to the hospital, which could reduce worries.
Xu Shuchang said that there will be a second-generation vaccine in the middle of this year, when the new vaccine may extend the time of vaccination of boosters. He believes that due to the low vaccination rate in many places around the world, it is difficult to expect that the epidemic will be controlled quickly around the world, but he believes that by the end of this year, the epidemic will be relatively moderate.
Xia Baolong put forward five hopes to legislators
Xia Baolong, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and director of the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council, met with some Members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council in Shenzhen yesterday (5Th) to once again emphasize the negative impact of Hong Kong's recent political turmoil and the need to improve the new election system.
Leung Kwan Yan, Chairman of the Legislative Council, said that Director Xia Baolong gave each of four books as gifts, namely the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, the Compilation of Laws of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security, the Legal Documents of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region System, and the White Paper on Democratic Development in Hong Kong under "One Country, Two Systems". Business (Second) Councillor Liao Changjiang pointed out that Director Xia Baolong mentioned that in the past, the Central Committee would meet and communicate with the main officials of the SAR Government after they were appointed, but meeting with the members of the new Legislative Council was the first time. Liao Changjiang believes that this expresses the expectations of the central authorities for the members of the Legislative Council in the era of "patriots governing Hong Kong."
Li Huiqiong, chairman of the Dabsa Federation, mentioned that Xia Baolong put forward the "five-point hope" to the deputies, including the hope that all the deputies would fully implement the "one country, two systems" principle and the Basic Law and be patriots with a firm stand; they should support and supervise the government's administration according to law and be the defenders of the administrative-led system; they should be diligent, practical, close to the ground, and honest, and be a real spokesman for the will of the people; they should be good at unity and cooperation, and the Legislative Council should continuously improve its efficiency and combat effectiveness; and be diligent in studying and enhancing the ability to participate in and discuss state affairs.
Legislative Council member Yan Gang said today (6 June) that Vice Chairman Xia Baolong's five-point hope for lawmakers is that they hope that they will become patriots with a firm stand, perform their duties, seek benefits for the people, and push the SAR toward a new future of good governance and good governance. Yan Gang pointed out that Xia Baolong's speech yesterday once again showed that the central authorities sincerely promote the development of democracy in Hong Kong, and that the perfect election system has formulated a democratic road for Hong Kong's democratic development that conforms to the principle of "one country, two systems" and has Hong Kong characteristics.
Jin Ling, chairman of the Hong Kong Island Women's Federation, said today (6th) that he hoped that the new term of parliamentarians could focus on the development of the economy and people's livelihood according to the requirements of Director Xia Baolong, including land and housing, employment, customs clearance, etc., and come up with specific solutions and timetables as soon as possible. Jin Ling pointed out that Hong Kong's social development has accumulated many deep-seated contradictions so far, and members of the Legislative Council need to take into account the broad interests of all strata and all aspects. The first Legislative Council election after the improvement of the new election system did not allow any anti-China and chaotic Hong Kong elements to blend into the SAR's governance structure, which fully demonstrated the requirement of "patriots governing Hong Kong", which is the common hope of the central government and the whole Hong Kong people, and will surely promote a more benign administrative and legislative relationship, focus on Hong Kong's overall interests and long-term development, promote the resolution of deep-seated contradictions, and open up a better future of good governance and good governance.
Hong Kong media commented that Xia Baolong's five-point hope for all members of parliament is actually an objective, true and accurate reflection of the ardent expectations of all citizens for the members of the Legislative Council. To put it simply, it is hoped that parliamentarians will want to do things, will be able to do things, dare to take responsibility, and can achieve things. While actively safeguarding national security and development interests, we will fully cooperate with the SAR Government in its administration and promote good governance.
Legislative Council hanging national emblem Liang Junyan inspects the project: more solemn
The Executive Committee of the Legislative Council had earlier decided to hang both the National Emblem and the District Emblem in the Legislative Council Chamber, and it is expected that the work will be completed before the first General Meeting next Wednesday (12th). Legislative Council President Leung Kwan Yan inspected the progress of the project of hanging the national emblem and district emblem in the conference hall early today (6 June), stressing that with the national emblem, the conference hall will be more solemn.
Liang Junyan, who has just set up a special page on social networking sites, posted on the special page today, pointing out that he and Legislative Council Secretary General Chen Wei'an inspected the progress of the project in the morning to prepare for the first meeting of the Seventh Legislative Council, and said: "With the national emblem, the conference hall will be more solemn!" ”
Earlier, when asked by the media about the decision to hang the national emblem for a long time in the conference hall, Leung Junyan said that he had begun to study it earlier and consulted many parties in advance, such as legal opinions, opinions of the Central Liaison Department, safety opinions of the Architectural Services Department, voices of parliamentarians, etc. He admitted that the decision did not go through the latest Legislative Council, but stressed that the vast majority of MPs' reactions in the communication group were supportive of this. He also said that the national emblem hanging on the conference hall can be more solemn, "there is a national emblem behind me, I have a little more confidence."
Leung Chun-ying: Lo Kwan Chung's decadence is self-inflicted
Leung Chun-ying, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and former chief executive of Hong Kong, said in a social media post today (6th) that Luo Guancong will become more and more aware of his absurdity and decadence, and That Luo Guancong's current mood is not caused by the British winter's lack of daylight, wet and cold weather, but the inevitable result of the uprooted Hong Kong people who are not easy to integrate into British society, which is self-inflicted.
Liang Zhenying pointed out that Luo Guancong wrote an article the day before yesterday, "In the Era of Absurdity, How to Face Powerlessness and Fear", quoting Luo Guancong's own words to prove Luo's decadence and decadence: "In the past few days, I have repeatedly opened the computer, put pen to sort out my thoughts and go, but every time I failed to return, I put my pen on hold."
Leung chun-ying said that I can predict to Luo Guancong that his current mood is not caused by the lack of daylight and wet and cold weather in the British winter, and the title of his article "In the absurd era" is the core of the problem. What is "absurd"? "Absurd" is to deny that Hong Kong is part of China, that is, to deny that the Basic Law stipulates that the nomination committee must be nominated before universal suffrage of the chief executive, and "absurd" is that Law Guancong refuses to tell Hong Kong people his money source and nationality. Luo Guancong will become more and more aware of his absurdity. Leung believes that Hong Kong people are not easy to integrate into British society, and when more and more Britons find that more and more Hong Kong people appear on their streets, the external and inner reactions of people will make Lo Guancong more decadent.
Online media "Juyan Times" suspended the publication of "Enough Ginger Media" part of its business
Following the announcement of the suspension of chaotic Hong Kong media such as "Position News", "Public News", and "Epilepsy Dog Daily", the online media "Enough Ginger Media" announced today (6th) on the social platform Facebook to terminate some of its business, including online programs, street visits, and live broadcasts by special reporters. Another chaotic Hong Kong online media "Juyan Times" also announced that it would stop operating its social platforms and websites tomorrow (7th) and disband the editorial department. "Juyan Times" announced on the Facebook page yesterday (5th) that it will be suspended at midnight tomorrow, and posted that Hong Kong society in 2022 has long been changed, and the "gathering of public opinion, united uprising" it advocates has been suspected of picking quarrels and provoking troubles today.