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What's the government doing for new year?

Harbour Times
Feb 1, 2022
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šŸ…COVID at the Olympics

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Good morning,

Did everyone have a great Lunar New Year? Well if you didn’t (yet) don’t worry because our special offer for two months of free High Tide is still gooooing

What else are you going to do over family gatherings the next few days anyway? Actually socialise with your in-laws? Read the news! (Unless…you have a good relationship…then go ahead).

~ Cyril


On Today’s Tide:

  1. Lunar New Year - A governmental roundup

  2. COVID | Most unlinked cases in 5th wave

  3. Sports | COVID at the Olympics

  4. Events

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It’s New Year!

We mentioned Carrie Lam’s New Year speech yesterday, but not we’d like to show you in more detail using the right click on my mouse because the whole site is actually a JPEG (seriously).

Lunar New Year Message from the Chief Executive

Carrie Lam also personally went to visit the contact tracing office to ā€˜extend New Year greetings’ (I love government diction).

Image: GovHK

What else is going on?

The PLA Garrison put together this super-macho video wishing everyone good luck in the new year and saying that ā€œwith the PLA military in Hong Kong, everyone can be at peaceā€. It’s got heavy metal music. It’s like cool and buff and stuff.

The Navy did a flag hoisting at their (relatively) new base in Central. The base forms part of the promenade, and this is the first flag raising that’s been done there.

Image: CGTN

COVID news

Coronavirus in Hong Kong

Twitter avatar for @newsgovhk
Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk
The Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating 129 additional #COVID19 cases, of which 102 are locally infected and 27 are imported. Among the local cases, 22 have unknown sources of infection #HongKong news.gov.hk/eng/2022/02/20…
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3:36 PM āˆ™ Feb 1, 2022
  • New cases:Ā 129

  • Unlinked cases: 22

  • Active cases: 1412

  • Total cases: 14,197

Most Unknown Cases In The Fifth Wave

Dr. Chuang noted in her daily press conference today that 22 is the highest number of untracable cases we’ve had in the fifth wave. The cases come from across Hong Kong and aren’t centred anywhere.

Dr Tony Ko, chief of the hospital authority, said that we’re to expect a ā€˜tsunami’ of cases coming after Lunar New Year as it seems people haven’t fully decided to ā€˜send their wishes virtually’ like Sophia Chan asked us all to earlier in the week.

Who woulda thunk people gather during holiday season.


COVID: Olympic Gold Medal

Meanwhile in Beijing, sportspeople may miss their events because of quarantine requirements. According to current data, for some odd reason, sportspeople arriving for the winter olympics have a much higher rate of infection: 4.2% positive (in contrast to other olympic staff such as officials and media who only have 0.66%). Athletes already at the Olympic camp are catching COVID at higher rates as well.

Audrey King will have to undergo multiple tests before being allowed to compete next month. Photo courtesy: Ski Association Hong Kong, China
Audrey King. Image: RTHK

Cases include Hong Kong skier Audrey King who flew in from Bosnia and Herzegovina. If she recovers in time, she will still be able to compete in women’s slalom on 9 Feb.

You know what they say…it is new year…身体偄康 . é¾é¦¬ē²¾ē„ž


Events / Exhibitions etc

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Events

  • Visit Fenwick Pier

Once a bustling stop for American sailors, Fenwick Pier will be returned to the government on 11 Feb. An art exhibition was held last month to celebrate its final sunset (if you missed it, there’s still some cool stuff there). The clients which include one of HK’s last remaining traditional Shanghainese hairdressers, tailors and an italian restaurant will be around for a few more days.

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You know what else they say during New Year?

Gung Hei Fat Choy 恭蓺新禧, Sang Yi Hing Lung ē”Ÿę„čˆˆéš†

You know what that means? Good luck and wish that you become rich; hope your business booms. Oh yes, that sounds wonderful.

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