Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office (Toronto) (HKETO), Ms Emily Mo, joined the annual “SHNF Radiothon” fund raising event hosted by the Scarborough Health Network Foundation on April 22.
In giving a live interview at the Radiothon, Ms Mo paid tribute to frontline workers and healthcare providers in Hong Kong and Canada for their dedication and professionalism, as both places have been combatting the pandemic tirelessly for the past year.
To effectively control the epidemic, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Government has been refining its anti-epidemic strategies in accordance with the development of the epidemic. “During the early stage, we deployed a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach with a view to achieving ‘early identification, early isolation and early treatment’ and hence cutting the transmission chains in the community as far as possible,” Ms Mo explained.
“Though the situation in Hong Kong has stabilised recently, we must remain vigilant. Stringent measures such as ‘preventing the importation of cases and the spreading of the virus in the community’ have been implemented to curb the spread of the virus," Ms Mo continued.
Same as Canada, Hong Kong has also rolled out its vaccination program earlier this year. With the concerted efforts of the community, Ms Mo is optimistic that both places can get through the pandemic gradually.
Before closing, Ms Mo appealed to the audience to support healthcare providers in fighting the pandemic and expressed her wish for more exchanges between Hong Kong and Canada in this regard.
香港經貿處處長支持士嘉堡健康網絡基金會電台籌款
香港駐多倫多經濟貿易辦事處（香港經貿處）處長巫菀菁於四月二十二日參與由士嘉堡健康網絡基金會舉辦的周年電台籌款日。
巫菀菁在電台籌款日的直播上接受訪問，她首先表揚香港及加拿大兩地的前線人員及醫護界在過去一年齊心協力對抗疫情，以及他們的貢獻和專業精神。
為了有效控制疫情，香港特別行政區政府（香港特區政府）因應疫情的發展而調整防控措施。巫菀菁解釋說：「香港特區政府在早期採取了全面及協調措施，透過『早識別、早隔離、早治療』儘快阻截病毒在社區傳播。」
巫菀菁續說：「香港現時疫情雖然有所緩和，但我們仍須保持警覺，無論在『外防輸入』或『內防擴散』方面，都應繼續採取嚴厲措施遏止病毒傳播。」
香港與加拿大同樣在年初開始推出疫苗接種計劃，巫菀菁有信心在社區齊心協力下，港加兩地可以戰勝疫情，逐步重回正常生活。
最後，巫菀菁呼籲聽眾繼續支持醫護界的抗疫工作，並期望港加兩地未來在這方面有更多交流。
