香港區議會通過香港警察赴武漢抗疫
西貢區議會今早在沒有秘書支援下舉行特別會議，一致通過要求警方到武漢全力支援當地抗疫工作。 西貢區議會亦在無人反對或棄權下，一致通過多項動議，包括區議員黎銘澤提出、香港警務處處長鄧炳強率領警隊到武漢支援抗疫，他表示，警隊的防疫裝備比香港和內地的醫護有過之而無不及，為讓警隊發揮忠誠勇毅精神，警隊應北上抗疫。
(Breaking) China emergency legislation authorises government to requisition private property to fight epidemic
The Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress held an emergency meeting and immediately authorised the Guangzhou and Shenzhen Governments to urgently requisition houses, facilities, materials, etc. as an emergency epidemic prevention response when necessary. This is the first time since China's reform and opening up, and also the first time since the 2007 Property Rights Law. The government is authorized to expropriate private property. The Standing Committee of the Guangdong Provincial People's Congress convened an emergency meeting in the morning to adopt the "Decision of the Standing Committee of the Guangzhou Municipal People's Congress on the Prevention and Control of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Law", the municipal and district governments, and the headquarters of the New Coronary Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention Work According to the needs of epidemic prevention…
(Breaking) Hong Kong District Council approved Hong Kong Police to go to Wuhan to support the pandemic
At the beginning of the meeting, District Council proposed to pay tribute to doctor Li Wenliang who had been accused of rumors in the Mainland China after reporting the epidemic, and then died of Wuhan pneumonia. The Hong Kong Sai Kung District Council also unanimously passed a number of motions, including the proposal asking Commissioner of Hong Kong Police to lead the Hong Kong police to Wuhan to support the epidemic prevention. He said that the police ’s anti-epidemic equipment was better than that of Hong Kong and the Mainland. In order to let the Hong Kong police force show loyalty and courage, the Hong Kong police force should go to Wuhan to fight the epidemic.
Singapore, Korea Update on the Wuhan Coronavirus, 6 in critical conditions
Three more people were diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia on Sunday in Singapore, including a 71-year-old man, a Bangladeshi worker and a 54-year-old Singaporean man working at Resorts World Sentosa in Sentosa. The three were unrelated to previous confirmed cases and have not travelled recently. Singapore's Ministry of Health says 43 people have been diagnosed so far and 6 of them are in critical condition. In addition, three South Korean nationals were diagnosed in Shandong, marking the first South Korean national infection in China.
(Breaking) Diamond Princess cruise confirmed 66 more cases to 130 now, situation is not optimistic
Japan's TBS TV reported that the outbreak of the cruise ship "Diamond Princess" had about 60 people on the ship who tested positive for the virus, which drastically increased the number of confirmed diagnoses on board to more than 130, while more than 150 people were believed to be infected nationwide. Subsequently, the shipping company issued a statement confirming that 66 more people were infected with Wuhan pneumonia, of which 45 were Japanese, 11 Americans, 4 Australians, 3 Filipinos, and one each from Canada and Ukraine. As the number of infections on board continued to expand, Japan ’s Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare Kato said that he was studying to wait for the end of the observation period for shipowners, and when disembarking the ship, he asked all shipowners…
(Is Asia still safe to travel?) Singapore has 43 cases of novel coronavirus infections, more than Hong Kong
An international business conference in Singapore has been related to confirmed patients in four countries in Europe and Asia. Three additional cases of suspected community infection were added yesterday in Singapore. British Gas Analytical Instruments held a meeting at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Singapore in January. After 109 participants confirmed that two South Koreans and one Malaysian were diagnosed with Wuhan pneumonia after returning to the country, the third and first British citizens were also diagnosed. Been to the meeting and another Singapore employee was diagnosed the day before yesterday. Three new confirmed cases were reported yesterday. The patients are Singaporeans. They have not recently visited China or had contact with confirmed patients. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) said last month that vaccines are being developed and testing…
Pro-China Taiwan national presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu: Muhammad is illiterate, conflict will not stop, we have to think about how to avoid getting involved or benefit from that
Iran's Tasnim News Agency reported yesterday (8 Jan 2020) that Iran launched an attack on Iraqi US military base. In response to the US-Iraq conflict and Iran's latest situation, the Security Council of Taiwan also held a meeting. KMT presidential candidate Han Kuo-yu said he believes there will be no World War III, but he believes that the conflicts will never stop. He further stated, "The founder of Islam, Muhammad, is illiterate. Islam will not compromise.” In an interview with a TV program today, Han Kuo-yu said the situation in the entire middle East has been chaotic for 1500 years, the situation have been the involvement of different countries and different forces. Nowadays, the countries are the United States and Iran. Han Kuo-yu pointed out that although these conflicts are…
HK Travel subsidy to take effect in January 2019 for even Students / Cross-Border Travellers
Users will receive a 25 per cent discount of their public transport costs beyond the initial HK$400Scheme is open to all with subsidies claimed either by Octopus card or mobile app It will cover all modes of public transport, including the MTR, franchised buses, minibuses, ferries, trams and kaitos – small ferries that serve mainly residents of outlying islands. Monthly bus and MTR passes will also be covered by the scheme. The scheme would come into force on January 1 and that commuters would be able to claim their first subsidy with their Octopus cards from February 16. Unlike other existing transport subsidies, the new scheme is not means-tested. Under the scheme, the government is to subsidise 25 per cent of people’s spending on public transport after the initial HK$400 (US$51).…