Government enforces "restriction-testing declaration" and compulsory testing notice in respect of specified "restricted area" in Un Shing House, Un Chau Estate, Sham Shui Po (with photo)
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In addition, the Government had issued a compulsory testing notice yesterday to any person who had been present at the above building for more than two hours from January 29 to February 11, 2022, even if they were not present in the "restricted area" at the time when the declaration took effect, must undergo compulsory testing on or before February 13, 2022. As a mutant strain is involved, for prudence's sake, vaccinated persons and persons who have recently been tested are also required to undergo testing.
The Government finished the compulsory testing exercise at around 11.30am today (February 12) and is now carrying out enforcement actions in the "restricted area" to verify that all people in the "restricted area" have undergone compulsory testing. The Government will further announce the revocation time of the declaration.
Starting from around 11.30am today, persons in the "restricted area" in Sham Shui Po who have undergone testing and are able to present SMS notifications with negative test results as proof of having undergone testing may leave the "restricted area" through the designated exit after providing personal information to a prescribed officer.
The Government set up temporary specimen collection stations in the "restricted area" yesterday and requested persons subject to compulsory testing to collect combined nasal and throat swab samples at the stations to undergo a COVID-19 virus test before 12am today. As at 12am today, around 1 980 persons had undergone testing. Twenty three preliminary positive cases and two indeterminate cases were found and the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health will take follow up action. In view of the number of preliminary positive cases identified during the operation, residents of Un Shing House, Un Chau Estate are required to undergo compulsory testing two more times, by February 13, 2022 and between February 14 and 16, 2022, to avoid missing any cases.
Moreover, the Government also assigned staff to visit about 780 households, among which 52 households did not answer the door. The Government will take measures to follow up.
The Government reiterates that enforcement actions will be taken seriously. Any person who fails to present an SMS notification with a test result as proof of having undergone testing breaches the compulsory testing notice and may be liable to a fine of $10,000. The person will also be issued with a compulsory testing order, requiring him/her to undergo testing within a specified time frame. Failure to comply with the compulsory testing order or the "restriction-testing declaration" is an offence and the offender may be liable to a fine of level 4 ($25,000) and imprisonment for six months.
Ends/Saturday, February 12, 2022
Issued at HKT 13:35
Issued at HKT 13:35
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