Health and Safety Measures on Campus
1. Campus Measures against COVID-19 and Omicron Variant
Following the Government’s requirement of Vaccine Pass (VP) for campus entry entered into the Phase/Stage 3, the updated arrangements of campus entry w.e.f. 31 May 2022 and staff, students, residents, staff of service providers and other specified personnel, etc. can use the University ID card only for entry, whereas, guests and visitors are required to scan “LeaveHomeSafe” venue code for the VP and compete the Visitor Health Declaration (or paper form) before entering campus, for details please refer to the HSUHK – Connect issued on 15 August, 2022.
Recently, the Government further relaxes social distancing measures, the catering outlets allow maximum 8 persons per table and 120 persons in a banquet. The restriction of the number of persons allowed in performance venues and event premises etc. relaxed to 85 per cent of their capacity. Generally, any person dinning in Rendezvous and HSUHK Café as well as take-away dining places must use “LeaveHomeSafe” and fulfil the Vaccine Pass requirements.
2. Disinfection and AI Sanitizing Robot
As the University has resumed classroom teaching and learning on campus in the new academic year, CDMO has carried out all necessary disinfection measures to reduce the risk of epidemic outbreak and cross-infection inside the campus. Such measures not only will get the University prepared for another possible wave of COVID-19 but will also build resilience to prepare for any unforeseen pandemic in the future.
To disinfect the space and the high-touch surfaces, CDMO has increased the cleaning frequency and hired service providers to manually spray disinfectant coating to the risky surfaces. However, such manual disinfection incurred high service cost. In order to reduce cost, CDMO has hired a sanitizing robot in March 2021, it will be more cost-effective to adopt a robotic solution to carry out autonomous disinfectant spraying as well as cleaning at the same time. A disinfection and cleaning robot allows the University to clean and disinfect the campus much more frequently and cost-effectively ensuring the disinfectant coatings on high-touch surfaces are frequently refilled to provide a safe environment for the users.
3. Donations from Different Organizations
Recently, CDMO on behalf of the University received some generous donations of anti-pandemic supplies (including hand sanitisers, surgical masks and rapid antigen test kits) from the individuals and organisations as listed below, in support of the University’s anti-pandemic work.
- Mr Deng Kairong, BBS, MH, JP Chairman, District Fight Crime Committee (Sha Tin District)
- Youth of Guangzhou and Hong Kong Association
- The Association of Hong Kong Professionals and
Think Tank for Integrated Development of Education
in the Greater Bay Area
4. Certificate of Appreciation by the Home Affairs Bureau
CDMO on behalf of the University has assisted to distribute anti-epidemic service bags to residents of Staff Quarters and Residential Colleges and was awarded a Certificate of Appreciation by the Home Affairs Bureau in June 2022.
