February 28, 2022
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government said on Saturday that it has started distributing anti-pandemic proprietary Chinese medicines donated by the Chinese mainland to individuals receiving treatment and those in need.
Together with the batch arriving in Hong Kong next Monday, the HKSAR government will be receiving a total of 350,000 boxes of anti-pandemic proprietary Chinese medicines donated by the central government, according to a government statement.
Together with the batch arriving in Hong Kong next Monday, the HKSAR government will be receiving a total of 350,000 boxes of anti-pandemic proprietary Chinese medicines donated by the central government
So far, 120,000 boxes of the proprietary Chinese medicines have been given to the Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link and other local organizations for distribution to the community.
The remaining 230,000 boxes will be distributed through various departments to those receiving treatment at 18 Chinese medicine clinics under the Hospital Authority, people who had tested positive at isolation facilities and others.
Acting Secretary for Home Affairs Jack Chan Jick-chi on Saturday joined major organizations in distributing anti-pandemic supplies in several districts, and thanked the central government for donating the supplies.
The task force in charge of ensuring medical supplies, led by Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Edward Yau Tang-wah, has also been working closely with its counterparts in the mainland.
Medical supplies from the mainland have been arriving Hong Kong in batches, including some 10 million N95 and KN95 masks, and some 10 million rapid antigen test (RAT) kits.
The RAT kits have already been distributed for use by relevant departments and organizations, and to members of the public, especially high-risk personnel, staff of residential care homes for the elderly, cleansing and security staff, through the Home Affairs Department.
The task forces between the two places continued to closely communicate with each other on Hong Kong’s anti-epidemic work with the support of the central government.
Secretary for Food & Health Prof Sophia Chan Siu-chee and Director of Health Ronald Lam held a video conference on Saturday with experts of the National Health Commission, the Chinese Centre for Disease Control & Prevention, and the Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control & Prevention.
They exchanged views and analyzed the latest pandemic development in Hong Kong.
Secretary for Constitutional & Mainland Affairs Erick Tsang Kwok-wai also had a video conference on Saturday with NHC experts to exchange views on the preparations and the implementation plan of the Compulsory Universal Testing Scheme scheduled next month.
