District Offices under the Home Affairs Department together with the Hong Kong Community Anti-Coronavirus Link (the Anti-Coronavirus Link) today (February 28) distributed a total of over 100 000 anti-epidemic support supplies by the Central Government–COVID-19 rapid test kits (rapid test kits) to members of the public for free in different districts in Hong Kong, and will continue to distribute rapid test kits in the coming few days in different districts for members of the public to take the test on their own, in order to identify infected persons as soon as possible. The rapid test kits will be distributed in districts relevant to the positive results of earlier sewage surveillance, and the restricted districts under the "restriction-testing declaration" operation, so as to distribute anti-epidemic supplies from the Central Government to people in need as soon as possible and for the residents to undergo rapid test.
The Tsuen Wan District Office, together with Anti-Coronavirus Link, delivered rapid test kits to various locations in the district, including Rural Committees, offices of public housing estates, and residents’ organisations of buildings, for distribution to residents, villagers, cleansing workers and property management staff today, and will continue to distribute rapid test kits within the district in the coming few days with the Anti-Coronavirus Link and district networks.
The Kwun Tong District Office, together with the Anti- Coronavirus Link, set up street booths in the district, and distributed rapid test kits to residents, cleansing workers and property management staff living and working in Cha Kwo Ling, Lei Yue Mun and an estate in the district today, and will continue to distribute rapid test kits within the district in the coming few days.
The Wan Chai District Office, together with the Anti- Coronavirus Link, distributed rapid test kits in Wan Chai District to residents today. The Anti- Coronavirus Link will continue to distribute rapid test kits to residents in Wan Chai District who are in need through district organisations, owners’ corporations and Mutual Aid Committees.
In addition, the Tuen Mun District Office, together with the Anti-Coronavirus Link, distributed rapid test kits through the Tuen Mun Rural Committee, owners’ corporations, property management companies to residents, cleansing workers and property management staff in Tuen Mun, and will continue to distribute in the district in the coming few days.
The Sai Kung District Office, together with the Anti-Coronavirus Link, also distributed rapid test kits to cleansing workers and property management staff working in a building affected by sewage through the property management company, and distributed rapid test kits to residents living in the rural areas of Hang Hau, the old town and rural areas in Sai Kung through the Sai Kung Rural Committee, the Hang Hau Rural Committee and the Sai Kung Kai Fong Committee. The Anti-Coronavirus Link will continue to distribute rapid test kits to residents living in several public housing estates and estates under Home Ownership Scheme within the district.
The Yau Tsim Mong District Office, together with the Anti-Coronavirus Link, continued to distribute rapid test kits to several residential buildings in Yau Ma Tei, Jordan and Tsim Sha Tsui through the property management companies in the district. The Anti-Coronavirus Link will continue to distribute rapid test kits in Yau Tsim Mong District in the coming few days.
For more information on rapid test kits, please view the following demonstration video produced by the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzFAUzTtmKk.
The Government appeals for the co-operation of members of the public to safeguard the health of themselves and their families by undergoing testing on a voluntary basis and fighting the virus together. The Government urges all individuals who are in doubt about their own health condition, or individuals with infection risks (such as individuals who visited places with epidemic outbreaks or had contact with cases that tested positive), to undergo testing promptly for early identification of infected persons to reduce the transmission risks of COVID-19.
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