The central government's assistance is the only way Hong Kong can overcome its latest crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic, said Eliza Chan, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body. Close collaboration between the Hong Kong's health authorities and mainland advisers is paramount if the city is to take advantage of relevant experience from across the border, said Chan, senior consultant of Deloitte and a solicitor from the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.Hong Kong is facing its worst wave of the pandemic. If it's left unchecked, it will very likely trigger a collapse of the city's fragile hospital system and leave further economic ruin in its wake, she said. "Despite its best efforts, Hong Kong cannot solve the human and testing resources shortage on its own.""With one of the most effective and successful responses to the pandemic in the world across the border, the decision to seek the mainland government's assistance was a practical and obvious one," Chan said."Not only can mainland experts provide technical advice on building temporary hospitals, they can also help us greatly increase our testing capacity," she said.Responding the recent claim that DNA of Hong Kong residents will be secretly collected by the mainland experts, Chan said remarks that China would use this opportunity to collect DNA samples for surveillance purposes should be strongly condemned. "We should always put public interest, health and safety above politics. These smear campaigns are consistent with the general anti-mainland sentiment and mistrust among many people in Hong Kong," she said."It is abundantly clear that these conspiracies are aimed at undermining the relationship between the central government and Hong Kong," she added.Chan said that in combating these misinformation campaigns, the government should better inform the public with more details and examples of the assistance that the mainland will provide. "Ultimately, actions speak louder than words. What is most important is for the mainland teams sent to Hong Kong to demonstrate their professional qualities and carry out their jobs transparently," she said.
The city initiated its first round of nucleic acid tests for all residents on Nov 22 and the second round of tests on Nov 27 after two domestically transmitted cases were reported on Nov 21, according to the city's COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control headquarters.
The city management platform based on big data, 5G and artificial intelligence in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. [Photo/Sipa]
The centers and their Chinese partners had cooperated in 388 projects in nearly 90 countries by December, including the training of overseas TCM practitioners.
The central route has pumped 2.6 billion cu m to Beijing, which has benefited more than 11 million people, according to the project office.
The christening of the new neighborhood is just one of the special accommodations being made by this region for its newest corporate resident.
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The center will focus on studying and investigating new types of crimes, including telephone and online fraud, trick loans, campus loans and other offenses which have become a new threat to local residents.
The center is located in the Guangfu Temple, a Taoist temple dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) in 1459, which is regaining its life after residents were moved out and buildings were restored.
The center has received support from five well-known TCM hospitals in China and TCM masters and experts from the Chinese sciences and engineering academies will be invited to offer treatments.
The city was ranked sixth in economic competitiveness worldwide in The Global Urban Competitiveness Report 2017-2018.