Bookings for Covid-19 vaccinations in Hong Kong, especially for the Chinese-made Sinovac jab, have surged significantly on the back of a HK$10.8 million (US$1.4 million) flat lottery and the offer of doses to visitors from across the border. On Friday, more than 10,500 people reserved Sinovac slots - the highest since March 17 - while the 15,100 bookings for the BioNTech jab also marked a strong showing within a three-week span for the.
Hong Kong Mulls Sending Civil Servants to Work on Mainland
Some Hong Kong civil servants are already sent to the Chinese mainland for training courses, field trips and lectures, but these programs mostly only involve senior officials. Photo: VCG
Hong Kong is looking into sending the city’s civil servants to temporarily work on the mainland, the government’s civil service chief said.
Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-kuen mentioned the proposal at a Monday at a meeting of a Legislative Council committee meeting.
If the plans go ahead, it would be the first time that the special administrative region’s civil servants would be assigned to mainland government bodies.
https://www.afinalwarning.com/503352.html (Natural News) Hong Kong reported a third fatality during its Wuhan coronavirus immunization drive using the Sinovac jab. The third casualty, a 71-year-old man, died on March 8 – four days after getting vaccinated. Prior to him, two deaths following inoculation with the CoronaVac jab were reported. These deaths only served to fuel doubts and anxiety regarding the vaccine’s use in the special administrative region.
The man was reportedly in good health prior to getting the shot.
The two earlier patients who died after vaccination had underlying health conditions. The first victim was a 63-year-old man who died Feb. 28, two days after getting the vaccine. Later, a 55-year-old woman died on March 6 – four days after she got the jab.
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The online booking system for Covid-19 vaccinations experienced a surge of interest on Tuesday morning as Hong Kong widened the scheme to residents aged 30 and above.
Those seeking appointments through the website encountered waiting times of between 10 and 30 minutes on the first day of the expanded inoculation drive.
The booking rush came as the city was expected on Tuesday to log about 20 new Covid-19 cases, according to a medical source.
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The system requires applicants to enter their name, identity document number and the group under which they are eligible for the doses, such as “persons aged 30 years or above”.
Crowds sign up to support HK electoral improvements By Gang Wen | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-03-13 20:47 Share CLOSE Residents leave their signatures on petitions to support the central government s decision to improve the electoral system of Hong Kong SAR in Hong Kong on March 11, 2021. [Photo/Xinhua]
Hong Kong has seen residents in droves sign up to support a decision by the nation s top legislature to improve Hong Kong s electoral system.
Many groups in the city held signature campaigns to rally support among residents since the National People s Congress started to deliberate on the decision on March 5 at the beginning of its annual session in Beijing.