Alexis Tam says flu situation is stabilizing

The current flu situation in the region seems to have stabilized, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, said on the sidelines of a public event on Saturday.

According to the Secretary, in the last few days, the number of people who are contracting influenza is declining. Tam noted that such control over the disease outbreak is due to both the preventive vaccination plan enforced by the government and the good services provided by Health Bureau (SSM) to day-care centers, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools and higher education institutions, which carried out programs of collective vaccination.

According to a statement issued by Tam’s office, currently, the flu situation is stable and there are no schools with classes suspended due to the disease.

Commenting also on other topics, Tam clarified that the two illegal works performed on the classified heritage site of Kun Iam Tong Temple are related to works performed in May 2018 on the rooftop of one of the buildings without the required prior authorization.
According to Tam, at that time, the Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) issued an order to embargo the works after an on-site inspection by the Land, Public Works and Transport Bureau (DSSOPT). However, after another inspection done in June, the IC informed the police authorities that the works were still in progress, and it had violated the embargo order issued by the DSSOPT.

The second case occurred in late December 2018, with renovation works performed in several parts of the Kun Iam Tong Temple, namely in the reception room and in the courtyard in front of and behind the temple, which, as soon as the IC was aware of the situation, started to monitor the case and verified that the works had also not been authorized, leading to a second embargo order by DSSOPT.
Again, this order was not followed and attempts were made to continue with the works, possibly causing damage to the cultural heritage, which led the IC to report to the police authorities again. The Secretary noted that the IC is currently evaluating the extent of the damage caused by such works.