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Fifteen lawmakers in the city have submitted a joint letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor suggesting adjustments to the city’s anti-pandemic measures, including adding a location tracking function to the existing LeaveHomeSafe contact tracing app.
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The letter endorsed by the 15 lawmakers proposed the introduction of a real-name system for the LeaveHomeSafe app, the establishment of a centralized database, and the distribution of smart wristbands with tracking functions to close contacts and household contacts of the infected.
The 15 lawmakers include Paul Tse Wai-chun, Michael Tien Puk-sun, Junius Ho Kwan-yiu, Eunice Yung Hoi-yan, and Dominic Lee Tsz-king.
It was suggested that the setting up of a real-name system for the LeaveHomeSafe app is totally feasible, which the app could be integrated with other existing systems like the iAM Smart and Hong Kong Health Code for electronic authentication
As for people without such electronic authentication tools, the LeaveHomeSafe app could be re-engineered to allow real-name registration, linking users’ personal information and vaccination records, according to the proposal.
Meanwhile, the lawmakers also said the LeaveHomeSafe app should be able to track users’ whereabouts, with their travel history uploaded to an encrypted centralized database.
With people’s travel history recorded, the contact tracing app should be able to function as the Hong Kong Health Code, generating a color-coded code to determine users’ status over their risk of infection.
As for elderlies, children, or those without smartphones, it was suggested that a QR code could be distributed to them after they have registered themselves with authorities, where staff at different premises will be able to record their visit by scanning their QR codes with a new “business version LeaveHomeSafe” app.
