HAD distributes complimentary COVID-19 rapid test kits to households, cleansing workers and property management staff in Tuen Mun and Yau Tsim Mong Districts (with photos)
​In the light of the positive test results for the COVID-19 virus from some sewage samples collected in Tuen Mun and Yau Tsim Mong Districts, the Home Affairs Department (including the Tuen Mun District Office (TMDO) and the Yau Tsim Mong District Office (YTMDO)) today (February 7) distributed a total of about 9 000 COVID-19 rapid test kits to households, cleansing workers and property management staff living and working in the Districts.
The TMDO today distributed a total of around 1 800 rapid test kits to households, cleansing workers and property management staff living and working in Siu Lung Court, Tuen Mun, for voluntary testing through its property management company. The YTMDO today also distributed a total of around 7 200 rapid test kits to households, cleansing workers and property management staff working in the area around Portland Street and Mong Kok Road for voluntary testing through the property management companies, in the hope of identifying infected persons early, so as to better protect infected persons and their families. However, the Government stresses that rapid test kit testing is not a substitute for the Government's compulsory testing requirement.
For more information on the use of the rapid test kits, residents may refer to the following link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjLzD3-gab4.
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.
