YOUNG PEOPLE, property tycoons, pop stars and truck drivers are pulling together to fight the Omicron wave in Hong Kong. There was a wave of pledges yesterday. Here are 12 things that people are doing.
- Hong Kong youth groups said they’d co-ordinate a free transportation service to move nurses, doctors, and medical goods
- Property tycoon Peter Lee Ka-kit said he’s donating land for a China-style instant hospital
- Guangdong officials said they’d waive their rules to ensure food can be delivered to Hong Kong
- Hong Kong food shops pledged to discount staple items and freeze prices for other items
- Sino Group’s Robert Ng Chee Siong said he’d bought 280,000 test kits to give out free
- China’s high-speed “modular” building firms said they would construct hospitals as needed
- The city’s favorite pop stars, Mirror, said they’d work to encourage young fans to play their part
- Mainland test-kit manufacturers said they would prioritize distribution of their products to Hong Kong people
- The Coalition, a club of top Hong Kong business people, said they’d focus on caring for low-income workers such as cleaners and security guards
- Community groups pledged to provide teams of supporters for the needy in all of Hong Kong’s 18 districts
- Hoteliers said they’d provide rooms and halls in their properties for the use of the health departmentotelHotel
- Employers pledged to give staff the choice of working from home
Image shows modular building from the HK Buildings Department (top) and a temporary hospital outside the Asia World Expo (below). Faces, from left to right, are Hong Kong health coordinator Chuang Shuk-kwan, singer Ian Chan, developer Robert Ng, and conglomerate boss Richard Li