BAG PACKAGING MAKES GOOD PROGRESS

The Government today said work to package anti-epidemic service bags is running smoothly with 1.6 million bags having been prepared so far.

Upon completion of the package work, the 3.5 million anti-epidemic service bags will be delivered to all households in Hong Kong from April 2, and the delivery is expected to be completed within seven days.

The team of civil servants and over 17,000 volunteers are working in 133 packaging centres, sparing no effort in the packaging of the remaining 1.9 million service bags in three days as scheduled, the Government added.

     

Acting Secretary for Home Affairs Jack Chan said the packaging centres have outperformed by completing 45.5% of the service bags.

“We are confident that all 3.5 million service bags will be ready early, even by today, to convey the Mainland and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government's support to Hong Kong people.”

     

Mr Chan visited several places to join the packaging work and show his support to the civil servants and volunteers.

Secretary for Transport & Housing Frank Chan visited the Lohas Park Community Hall in Sai Kung while the Secretary for Innovation & Technology Alfred Sit went to the Hong Kong Park Sports Centre in Central & Western District, Yaumati Catholic Primary School (Hoi Wang Road) and the Science Park in Sha Tin to join the packaging work.

          

The anti-epidemic service bags will be distributed to public housing tenants through the Housing Department and the Housing Society while the private housing residents will receive the bags through owners' corporations, owners' organisations and property management companies.

Volunteers and civil servants will distribute the service bags door to door to "three-nil" buildings residents and grass-roots families. Residents in rural and remote areas will get them through the Heung Yee Kuk and rural committees.

Distribution points will be set up in 18 districts for those who cannot receive anti-epidemic service bags through the above channels to pick up the service bags.

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