The Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) said in a statement yesterday that its subsistence team continues to provide support to people in locked-down buildings, while source-tracing of vegetables and frozen meat food packs are conducted to monitor their quality.
According to the statement, vegetables and frozen meat food packs delivered to the households comprise fresh vegetables that arrived in the city that day, while each pack of frozen meat has the supplier’s name to enable source-tracing and monitoring of food safety and quality.
Moreover, the statement noted that canopy tents are set up at the support stations outside each locked-down (“red zone”) building to ensure the hygiene and safety of the food packs’ delivery. The statement added that the tents have suitable freezers for temporarily storing frozen meat.
Upon passing inspection, each frozen meat pack is distributed to the locked-down buildings by the suppliers in refrigerated vehicles and are immediately stored in the freezers. The statement said that staff can only take the frozen meat packs out of the freezers before entering the locked-down buildings for delivery to prevent thawing.
Meanwhile, as Fai Fu Building in Fai Chi Kei district is a social housing estate for seniors, the team specifically provides “soft and easy-to-chew food for the residents” such as fluffy rice and other hot meals in accordance with the seniors’ dietary preference and health requirements. The statement pointed out that the Social Welfare Bureau (IAS) also provides special meals and care for elderly residents in need of special care
The team also delivers “medicine, milk powder, personal hygiene products, cleaning and disinfection products and other supplies” provided by friends and relatives to the affected households. However, the bureau reminded the public that certain items such as alcoholic beverages and leisure drinks, perishable food, takeaways, bottled water for water coolers, electrical appliances, as well as refrigerated food are not to be delivered.
Locked-down building residents reminded to cooperate
Meanwhile, in a separate statement, the bureau reminded residents of locked-down buildings to cooperate with COVID-19 prevention and control work.
According to the statement, the team found some people in San Mei On Bloco II Bldg., Lok Fu Garden Bldg., Son Lei Bldg. and other locked-down buildings disobeying guidelines, with issues such as leaving residential units without authorisation, walking in building corridors without facemasks, improper domestic waste disposal, and taking others’ “subsistence supplies”.
The team emphasised that households are responsible for maintaining public order and environmental hygiene of buildings’ communal areas. Residents must not leave units without permission for activities and visiting others in buildings’ lobbies, corridors or staircases, the statement underlined.
Residents must also wrap domestic waste properly to avoid leakage and then discard it properly, as well as not to litter or place garbage outside doors too early. Moreover, miscellaneous objects such as unwanted furniture must not be discarded to avoid hindering the cleaners’ work, the statement pointed out.
The statement said the bureau collects domestic waste at each household’s door every evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., while cleaning and disinfection of the buildings’ communal areas are carried out simultaneously.
This undated handout photo provided by IAM yesterday shows frozen meat stored in a freezer before it is to be delivered to households in locked-down buildings.
This undated handout photo provided by the Municipal Affairs Bureau (IAM) yesterday shows vegetables to be delivered to households in locked-down (“red zone”) buildings.
