Update on Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Preventive Measures
NOTICE
Ref. | : | HSE0049/21-22 |
To | : | All Staff & Students |
From | : | Prof. Weixin Shang, Chairman, Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Committee |
Date | : | 12 January 2022 |
Dear Colleagues and Students,
Following the latest announcement made by the HKSAR Government, the Health, Safety and Environment Committee would like to update colleagues and students on the following:
1. High-risk in Tuen Mun
Centre for Health Protection warned that there might be silent transmission chains in Tuen Mun and strongly recommended the public who live, work and had been stayed in Tuen Mun to undergo COVID-19 test.
All students and staff members are highly recommended to avoid social activities and undergo COVID-19 test. The following locations in Tuen Mun are for your information. (https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/11/P2022011100819.htm)
For details on COVID-19 test arrangement, please refer to the COVID-19 website: https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/early-testing.html
Mobile Specimen Collection Station in Tuen Mun |
Operating Period and Time |
Target Group |
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新和里遊樂場 (*nearest to our campus) |
1 月 14 日 10 時至晚上 8 時 |
所有當區居民及工作人員(包括須接受強制檢測人士) |
青田遊樂場 |
1 月 12 日 12 時至晚上 9 時
1 月 13 至 14 日 10 時至晚上 8 時 |
所有當區居民及工作人員(包括須接受強制檢測人士) |
屯門安定/友愛社區中心地下有蓋操場 |
1 月 12 至 21 及 27 至28 日 8 時至晚上 8 時 |
所有當區居民及工作人員(包括須接受強制檢測人士) |
友愛體育館 |
1 月 18 日 10 時至晚上 8 時 |
所有當區居民及工作人員(包括須接受強制檢測人士) |
友愛足球場 |
1 月 18 日 10 時至晚上 8 時 |
所有當區居民及工作人員(包括須接受強制檢測人士) |
蝴蝶灣社區中心 |
1 月 14 日 10 時至晚上 8 時 |
所有當區居民及工作人員(包括須接受強制檢測人士) |
大興社區會堂 |
1 月 14 日 10 時至晚上 8 時 |
所有當區居民及工作人員(包括須接受強制檢測人士) |
龍逸社區會堂 |
1 月 14 日 10 時至晚上 8 時 |
所有當區居民及工作人員(包括須接受強制檢測人士) |
屯門建生社區會堂 |
1 月 21 日 10 時至晚上 8 時 |
須接受強制檢測的當區居民及工作人員 |
屯門翠寧花園 2 座對出空地 |
1 月 16 及 23 日 11 時至晚上 9 時 |
須接受強制檢測的翠寧花園居民及工作人員 |
屯門嘉悅半島室外燒烤場 |
1 月 15 日 11 時至晚上 9 時 |
須接受強制檢測的嘉悅半島居民及工作人員 |
掃管笏愛琴海岸近第 8 座戶外兒童遊樂場 |
1 月 12 至 13、16、21 及 28 日 11 時至晚上 9 時 |
須接受強制檢測的愛琴海岸居民及工作人員 |
2. Multi-pronged Measures to increase COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake
The Government will take multi-pronged measures to increase the uptake and pace of COVID-19 vaccination, which includes increasing the number of vaccination booths at Community Vaccination Centres (CVCs) and Hospital COVID-19 Vaccination Stations (HCVSs), to cater for the public's demand for vaccination.
For details, refer to: https://www.info.gov.hk/gia/general/202201/07/P2022010700565.htm
If members still have hesitation on getting vaccination due to personal health condition, you are recommended to seek advice from your family doctors or review the expert opinion at https://www.covidvaccine.gov.hk/en/chronicDiseases.
For details, please refer to
COVID-19 Vaccination Programme (covidvaccine.gov.hk)
3. Health Advice
All members of the Lingnan community are advised at all times to maintain strict personal and environmental hygiene, which is the key to personal protection against infection and prevention of the spread of the disease in the community. Special attention to the following highlights is required:
- All members shall wear masks on campus including indoor and outdoor at all times. It is important to wear a mask properly, including hand hygiene before wearing and after removing a mask. In case wearing mask is not feasible, for example when having meal or shower, please keep at least 1.5 meters distance from others.
Masks with exhalation valve or vents which allow exhaling air to escape should not be used due to the fact that exhaled air are unfiltered and may pose a risk to surrounding people if the wearer is infected with COVID-19 or other respiratory infectious diseases. - All members are urged to stay home to the extent possible, avoid going out unless necessary, dine out less often, reduce the frequency of all mask-off activities, and stop all unnecessary social activities, especially meal gatherings across family bubbles and friends.
- Under Cap.599I, any person who is entering or present in public place cannot take off their mask for smoking. The scope of reasonable excuses for taking-off mask under Cap.599I does not include smoking. Smokers are more likely to touch their mask and face with their hands during smoking, leading to increased chance of infection. Besides, smoking damages lungs and weakens immunity. Smokers who have contracted COVID-19 are more likely to develop severe complications. We appeal to all members to avoid smoking in public places, including along the bridge connecting Main Campus and SEK Campus and Pan Sutong Sports Ground, and to quit smoking whenever possible. For information on smoking and COVID-19, please visit the website of the Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office or dial Quit line 1833 183.
- All members shall check your body temperature before coming back to campus. If you have any symptoms of COVID-19, such as fever, respiratory symptoms or sudden loss of taste or smell, you should seek medical advice promptly and not come back campus for classes or work.
- To assist contact tracing, keep a diary of your schedule, for example, the places you visited and the name of people you had close contact on campus. You may also use the “LeaveHomeSafe” mobile app to keep your visit records.
Resources Corner
For information on COVID-19, please refer to the following links:
- HKSAR’s Thematic webpage on COVID-19:
https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/ - Webpage of Health, Safety and Environment Committee:
https://www.ln.edu.hk/hse -
Webpage on Mental Health Infostation:
https://shallwetalk.hk/en/news/covid-19-and-mental-health/ -
Online Health Declaration Form: all students and staff shall complete this before coming to campus or when there is any change in status after last submission.
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COVID-19 Vaccination & Testing Record System for Student Residents
In the academic year 2021/22, student residents are required to submit the vaccination record or testing record to the Online System. Please login the Online System via myLingnanPortal (myLingnanPortal > Student Services > COVID-19 Vaccination & Testing Record System for Student Residents).
If you are suspected or confirmed as infected or required to stay in the “restricted area” for COVID-19 test or under mandatory quarantine or compulsory testing notice, please notify your department / office or any of the following teams as soon as possible:
During Office Hours | |
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COFMD(O&M) – Campus Support Office | 2616-7134 |
Human Resources Office | 2616-8962 |
Office of Student Affairs | 2616-7309 |
During Non-Office Hours | |
Security Control (24-hour) | 2616-8000 |
Thank you for your kind attention.
Best Regards,
Weixin Shang
Chairman, Health, Safety and Environment Committee