The Hong Kong Center for Health Protection announced that as of midnight on the 2nd, there were 20,230 new cases of new coronavirus infection in Hong Kong, of which 19,863 were local infections and 367 were imported from abroad.

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The Hong Kong Center for Health Protection announced that as of midnight on the 2nd, there were 20,230 new cases of new coronavirus infection in Hong Kong, of which 19,863 were local infections and 367 were imported from abroad. Among the new local cases, 2,737 were confirmed by nucleic acid testing and 17,126 were confirmed by rapid testing. In addition, 74 more people infected with the new coronavirus died in Hong Kong. Since the outbreak of the fifth wave of the epidemic, a total of 11,730 people have died in Hong Kong.

Currently, the Department of Health has discovered a total of 226 cases of XBB variant virus strains among imported cases. The mutated virus strains prevalent in Hong Kong are still , Omicron, BA.4 or BA.5 substrains, accounting for 51.27% of the case samples in the recent 7-day period.

Phoenix Observation: The epidemic in Hong Kong is over, but it will not affect the customs clearance arrangements between the two places.

The number of new cases of new coronavirus infection in Hong Kong has hovered at more than 20,000 for many days in a row. What impact may this have on customs clearance between Hong Kong and the mainland? Will it affect the clearance process between the two places? The following is excerpted from the analysis and comments of current affairs commentator Zheng Hao -

It will not (affect customs clearance arrangements) at all, because the Hong Kong SAR government has made it very clear that customs clearance will be around January 8, and it has also made it clear that the epidemic prevention will not take a "turn back". In other words, the relevant arrangements will not repeat the rigorous epidemic prevention situation during past epidemic outbreaks.

The number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong in the past two days is indeed worrying, because they are more than 20,000, and the number of deaths is also increasing. This shows that the epidemic in Hong Kong has not completely passed and is still in a critical period. However, with the increase in the proportion of Hong Kong citizens receiving vaccinations and the increase in related drugs, it is treated as a "endemic disease" and will coexist with it for a long time, and the public will not be so nervous . Therefore, customs clearance is already expected.

In fact, customs clearance arrangements between Hong Kong and the Mainland are in full swing, including both hardware and software. The software aspect mainly refers to the plan, equipped with corresponding simple measures, and also includes some emergency plans. After all, it is the first time to clear the customs in three years, and some unexpected situations may be encountered. Now the two places are negotiating intensively, and the final decision will be submitted to Beijing for review, and the central government will approve it before it can be officially cleared. In terms of hardware, we have seen that at several ports, whether it is transportation and customs arrangements, testing of electronic equipment, or an increase in manpower for ticketing services, these are all in progress.

Epidemic prevention and control is one aspect. At the same time, how to face reality and view the epidemic scientifically and objectively is another key aspect of the Hong Kong SAR government. The customs clearance between the two places is also a New Year gift for Hong Kong citizens, and everyone is eagerly looking forward to it.

After the customs clearance between the two places, it will help improve the local economy and people's livelihood in Hong Kong. Hong Kong's foreign trade is now very weak, with sharp declines for several consecutive quarters. Therefore, the Hong Kong SAR government is very much looking forward to using customs clearance to encourage local consumption and local tourism to promote Hong Kong's economic development. Tourists from the mainland will also help Hong Kong's economy.

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Poon Lit-man, a professor at the School of Public Health of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong, said that people traveling in different cities have the opportunity to spread the virus , but he believes that as long as the virus strains circulating in the mainland are similar to those locally and overseas, the impact on Hong Kong will not be great, and citizens do not need to worry too much. The focus is to take better measures to control the local epidemic. According to the data released by the mainland, no abnormalities have been observed so far. The virus strains currently circulating in the mainland are not far from those in other parts of the world, but the proportions are different. The mainland is gradually releasing more data to the outside world.

Hong Kong citizens went to the high-speed rail station to learn about the ticket purchase situation: they want to go back to their hometown to visit relatives for the New Year

Hong Kong is expected to implement the first phase of customs clearance with the mainland on January 8. The Hong Kong section of the high-speed rail will begin trial runs on January 3 in preparation for customs clearance. Some Hong Kong citizens went to the West Kowloon Station of the High Speed Rail early on the morning of the 3rd to try to buy tickets, but the tickets were not yet on sale. Citizens said, "I haven't been back to my hometown for several years, and I want to go back to visit relatives and celebrate the New Year. If there are tickets to buy today, I want to buy tickets and go back to my hometown with my children to celebrate the New Year."

Hong Kong government: Just clear the customs The plan will be discussed and an announcement will be made in due course

Regarding which ports and quotas will be opened first in the first phase, a spokesman for the SAR government said that the customs clearance plan is under discussion and will be announced at an appropriate time. The spokesman said that the Customs Clearance Coordination Group appointed by the Chief Executive, led by the Chief Secretary for Administration and involving 15 policy bureaux, is working against time to formulate a solid plan to achieve gradual, orderly and comprehensive customs clearance. At the same time, it is in close contact with the relevant units of the central government and the Guangdong and Shenzhen governments to strive to implement the first phase of customs clearance as early as January 8.

Source: Phoenix TV Information Channel

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