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Support Wing
In order to enhance Force members’ understanding on vaccination, Support Wing invited Senior Medical and Health Officer (Special Duty) from the Department of Health, Dr To Ki-wai, to share valuable knowledge and evidence-based information on COVID-19 vaccines on May 13. Dr To also addressed the participants’ concerns arising from the common misconceptions which might give rise to vaccine hesitancy.
In early May, various senior police officers led by example and encouraged frontline officers to participate in the vaccination programme. Furthermore, Support Wing will continue to arrange group bookings for officers to receive vaccinations at Community Vaccination Centres at different locations across Hong Kong.
Wan Chai District
On May 9, Commander of Wan Chai District (WCHDIST) Chan Sze-tat, Consul of Consulate General of the Republic of Indonesia in Hong Kong Mr Agung Wahyudi, officers from the Police Community Relations Office and Uniform Branch of WCHDIST, Special Constables and officers of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Labour Department distributed anti-epidemic items and multilingual leaflets in major gathering places of foreign domestic helpers in Wan Chai. Mobile broadcasts were also made in different languages to explain anti-epidemic measures and related laws. Shopkeepers were also called upon to comply with the anti-epidemic measures.
Kowloon City District
On May 5, Kowloon City District (KCDIST), Kowloon City Junior Police Call (KC JPC) and the Federation of Parent-Teacher Association, Kowloon City District (FPTA KC) jointly organised the “Share the Love” campaign to distribute face masks to the local community with the aim of promoting health information and a caring culture.
The face masks distributed bear the designs of the Gold awards under various categories of the “Share the Love” Face Mask Design Competition Award Ceremony cum Catwalk Show organised by KCDIST previously. A total of 30 000 masks were produced and distributed to the disabled, non-ethnic Chinese citizens and the elderly in KCDIST. Commander of KCDIST Lai Chi-leung and Deputy Commander of KCDIST Chow Hung, Chairman of KC JPC Honorary President Council Mr Lui Hon-fai and Vice-president of FPTA KC Ms Irene Law participated in the campaign.
Traffic New Territories North
On May 11, the Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol (New Territories North Region) visited Traffic New Territories North (T NTN) to exchange work experience and donate 10 000 face masks to
T NTN for future road safety publicity.
Senior Superintendent of T NTN Wong Yiu-sum expressed his gratitude to the Hong Kong Road Safety Patrol for its continuous support to the Force and contribution to society. The anti-epidemic items, together with promotional leaflets on road safety, would be distributed to the citizens in NTN Region, with the aim of disseminating information on epidemic prevention and raising the community’s awareness of road safety.
Tsuen Wan District
In the past few months, officers from Tsuen Wan District (TWDIST) and the Police Tactical Unit assisted the government in enforcing “restriction-testing declaration” in different restricted areas in accordance with the Prevention and Control of Disease (Compulsory Testing for Certain Persons) Regulation (Cap. 599J) to cordon off the areas to facilitate compulsory testing for the residents. Officers of the Police Community Relations Office of TWDIST also provided assistance to the residents and referred those in need to the relevant departments for follow-up actions in a timely manner.
Recently, in view of the threats posed by the mutant strain, residents in a restricted area were sent to a quarantine centre for mandatory quarantine. During the operation, officers showed care and compassion to the residents and this fully demonstrated the Force’s commitment to serving Hong Kong.
