Construction Sector Contibutes to Anti-Epidemic Task Force

Hong Kong, 18 February 2022 — The HKSAR Government promptly followed up on the consensus and achievements from the second Mainland-Hong Kong thematic meeting on COVID-19 epidemic. The Chief Secretary for Administration, Mr John Lee, and the leaders of the five task forces of the HKSAR Government held a video conference for the anti-epidemic task force with the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office (HKMAO) of the State Council, the National Health Commission (NHC) as well as relevant Mainland officials and experts, to press ahead the implementation of working arrangements and co-ordination in order to tackle the severe situation of the fifth wave of the epidemic.

During the meeting, the Vice-minister of the NHC and Head of the National Administration of Disease Prevention and Control, Mr Wang Hesheng, shared his valuable experience in the anti-epidemic work in Wuhan, Hubei in 2020 and gave suggestions on the tackling of the fifth wave in Hong Kong. The leaders of the five task forces from the Mainland and HKSAR conducted in-depth discussions and planned for follow-up and implementation of the most imminent tasks, including enhancement of the capacity of nucleic acid testing, enhancement of hospitals’ capacity of admitting and treating patients, construction of community isolation and treatment facilities, ensuring of medical supplies and stabilising of supplies of food and other daily necessities from the Mainland.

The meeting was jointly hosted by the Deputy Director of the HKMAO of the State Council, Mr Huang Liuquan, and Mr Lee. Joining the meeting were the Vice-minister of the NHC, Mr Wang Hesheng, as well as relevant officials and experts of the Central Government and the Guangdong Province. HKSAR Government officials attending the meeting were leaders of the HKSAR five task forces: the Secretary for Food and Health, Professor Sophia Chan; the Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, Mr Erick Tsang Kwok-wai; the Secretary for Development, Mr Michael Wong; the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, Mr Edward Yau; and the Secretary for Transport and Housing, Mr Frank Chan Fan.