Residents of Yikui Building stay at home to quarantine for 5 days and scavenge food for winter, urging the government to compensate for losses

Residents of Yikui Building stay at home to quarantine for 5 days and scavenge food for winter, urging the government to compensate for losses

When the epidemic hit Yikui Building, the government sealed off the building for 5 days on Friday. Residents swept away supplies to “challenge”. Many people returned to the building with one or two bags of vegetables, waiting for the staff to arrange their return home. The nearby Kwai Fong shopping mall and supermarket even sold out some products, including cup noodles, bread, potato chips, drinks, etc. At about 7:30 p.m., a staff brought in lunch boxes and green tea drinks. There were several choices for the lunch boxes, including winter melon spare ribs, eggplant braised chicken, and chicken rice with red sausage. Some residents hope that the Hong Kong government will compensate them for their losses during the 5-day quarantine.

Councilman Chen Hengpin told Dongwang that on the first night of home isolation in Yikui Building, some residents said that they would not receive the first lunch box until after 9 p.m. Although there were several styles available, “it was not too hot”, and some residents pointed out that The dinner was not received until 10:00 p.m., thinking that the quality needs to be improved; some neighbors learned that they would be encircled and were agitated, and the police officers and security guards had to mediate and appease them; diagnosis.

Mr. Lai, a resident of Yat Kwai House in Kwai Chung Village, complained to Dongwang.com that he was “not listening to the sky and not to the ground” in his flat, and he was still starving until 9 pm. He pointed out that the staff did not explain the arrangements for testing and meals all day, and there was only dry food at home, hoping that the authorities would rescue him. Lai questioned, “(Secretary for Food and Health) Chen Zhaoshi eats first at 9 o’clock in the evening?” He worried that in the next five days, “breakfast will become lunch, and lunch will become midnight.” He also pointed out that he had lost confidence in the arrangement of the authorities, and urged the authorities to explain it as soon as possible. arrange.

Some residents are ready to quarantine for 5 days. Among them, the resident Mrs. Liu and her son were carrying 1 pack of rice and 2 pieces of toilet paper. Mrs. Liu pointed out that they had purchased other food at home and were ready to be quarantined at home for 5 days. She believes that although the closure measures are troublesome, there is “no way” and also needs to cooperate to deal with the epidemic, “there is no reason to be selfish.” She pointed out that she is a housewife and will clean up in the next few days, but she is worried that many elderly people in the same seat will not be taken care of. She hopes that the government will arrange manpower to follow up. She also believes that the government should try to prepare necessary supplies for the residents.

Another resident, Ms. Qiu, bought food that could be stored for a long time, including dried vegetables, boxed tofu, pumpkin, etc., costing a total of HK$300 to HK$400. She said frankly that her working family was forced to suspend work, and she did not know whether her income would be affected, and she needed to wait for the employer to arrange. She believes that it is better to isolate at home than to quarantine in Penny’s Bay, at least living in a familiar place. In addition, Ms. Zhou, a householder who is engaged in dishwashing, hopes that the government will compensate the loss.

Leung Chi-shing, a member of the Kwai Hing constituency, said that at about 8 p.m., the staff began to deliver lunch boxes, as well as dry food such as biscuits and cup noodles to the residents to satisfy their hunger. He pointed out that there are not many elderly people in the building, and the authorities have arranged a hotline for the elderly to inquire or seek help. Liang added that most of the residents understood the arrangements of the authorities and did not make any noise.

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附近超市擺放麵包的貨架已被清空。(文健雄攝)

Shelves of bread in a nearby supermarket have been emptied. (Photo by Wen Jianxiong)

有住戶表示政府提供的飯盒「唔算太熱」。(陳恒鑌提供)

Some residents said that the lunch boxes provided by the government were “not too hot”. (Provided by Chen Hengbin)

居民提着一袋二袋餸菜在逸葵樓外等待安排回家。(文健雄攝)

Residents were waiting outside the Yikui Building with one or two bags of food to be arranged to go home. (Photo by Wen Jianxiong)

當局亦安排了餅乾及杯麵予居民充飢。

The authorities also arranged biscuits and cup noodles for residents to satisfy their hunger.

邱女士坦言在職家人被迫停工,未知收入會否受影響。(文健雄攝)

Ms. Qiu said frankly that her working family was forced to suspend work, and she did not know whether her income would be affected. (Photo by Wen Jianxiong)

邱女士花近300至400港元買5天餸。

Ms. Qiu spent nearly HK$300 to HK$400 for five-day food.

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