Government enforces "restriction-testing declaration" and compulsory testing notice in respect of specified "restricted area" at Tai Hing Estate, Tuen Mun
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In addition, for those who have visited Hing Ping House in the past two weeks for more than two hours should undergo testing on February 4, February 5, February 6, February 7 and February 10 in accordance with the compulsory testing notice issued earlier. The Government will make a public announcement when the declaration expires officially. The Government finished the compulsory testing exercise at around 9am today (February 5) 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 9am today, persons in the "restricted area" in Tuen Mun 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 had set up temporary specimen collection stations in the "restricted area" 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 on February 3 and February 4 under the designated arrangement. As at 1am today, 5 388 person-time had undergone testing. Thirteen 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.
Moreover, the Government also assigned staff to visit around 1 330 households, among which 132 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 $5,000. 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 5, 2022
Issued at HKT 11:53
Issued at HKT 11:53
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