Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts

Monday, March 01, 2021

價高者得

在香港最正常不過的炒賣和推銷,在外國人眼中,其實荒唐無比。

Allan Dick: //"Offers over $XYZ" is a terrible way of selling - you either know the value of what you are selling, or you don't. This attitude is milking the situation for all that it's worth and creating a sense of panic buying that is not healthy.//

https://www.facebook.com/485759424829911/posts/5222159221189884/


Monday, September 07, 2020

COVID Plan B in New Zealand

Dr Simon Thornley: //I want to take a moment to clarify the position of the Plan B group because it underpins everything.  I'm going to say COVID-19 is a nasty flu-like virus.  It's new, but it's not unique.  The ??? study shows the death rate is only very marginally worse than the standard flu viruses that kill hundreds of sick and elderly New Zealanders every year.  The response should be a measured one, like we've planned for lower mortality in pandemics, not lockdowns.  We've sacrificed our humanity and our society and our economy for the wrong virus.  The fear and panic that has driven the response of many scientists, politicians, policymakers and the media, we believe, is unwarranted or even rational.//


https://www.tvnz.co.nz/one-news/new-zealand/not-lockdowns-controversial-epidemiologist-calls-end-irrational-covid-19-elimination-strategy


Thursday, March 26, 2020

紐西蘭警方答問 Q&A from NZ Police

重點一︰
遇上有人不遵守lockdown規條,不准報警,須向衛生局報告,因為警方不能犧牲應付緊急事故的資源。

重點二︰
明言雖擁有全國警戒級別所賦予的權力,但不欲隨便動用;強調現有三條法例已賦予足夠權力給警方執行lockdown時期所需任務。

重點三︰
民眾可以如常外出,散步、購物,應付生活所需,只要保持兩米距離即可。(權力在民)

重點四︰
強調各種法例依然生效,但警員有判斷力按個別情形適當執行。(執法手腕強弱,理性之所在)

重點五︰
提醒民眾,be kind to one another.

重點六︰
嚴正聲明,減少道路意外,就能協助減輕醫院負荷。(這個位是嚴正聲明)

不是重點,卻又很重要的數字︰
紐西蘭全國只有1,400名警務人員。





Saturday, March 21, 2020

自我隔離不等於社交隔離 Self-isolation Does Not Mean Social Isolation

Living in Hong Kong for long enough, you would have tears in your eyes when you hear a government official from the Ministry of Health in a great country like New Zealand ending his address to the media with a reminder like this:

Finally a reminder that self-isolation does not mean social isolation, physical distancing does not mean social distancing.
It's really important for mental well-being that we stay connected with each other more so than ever.
There are many ways to reach out to people, through phone, social media, online contact, even if you can't visit them in person.
Talking to people and checking in on others keeps us all connected.
This is more important than ever.
The smallest and largest question you can ask someone is: Are you okay?

In Hong Kong, we don't seem to have the human factor in our mind anymore.

聽久了港共政府官員在記者會的官腔,忽然聽到紐西蘭官員匯報完最新疫情後,仍不忘加上最重要的人文關懷。寥寥數句,已教人莫名的感動︰

最後,想提一句,自我隔離並不等於社交隔離,減少身體接觸並不等於減少心靈接觸。若要身心康泰,最重要的是保持聯絡,現在更需如此。保持聯絡有很多方法,即使不能親身見面,也可以打個電話、在社交媒體或上網發個訊息。保持聯絡、噓寒問暖,大家彼此照應,此時此刻,尤為重要。一句最簡單而又最重要的問候,大家都可以多點向身邊的人問一句︰「你還好嗎?」

反觀香港,早已沒有「人」這個元素……