Thirteen Sham Shui Po locations named in Mon's mandatory testing notice

Thirteen locations in Sham Shui Po, mostly residential buildings, are among 61 premises named in Monday's compulsory testing notice.

They included Tak Cheong Apartments, Kau On Building, Po Wah Court, Siu Hing Building, King Yip Building, Fu Ying House, Nam Wan Building, Sun Wing Building and Wing Wah Building.

In view of 65 locally acquired cases, one import-related case and one preliminary positive case, 56 specified premises across Hong Kong are included in the compulsory testing notice.

People who visited the 56 locations must undergo their first Covid tests by Tuesday. 

Furthermore, since some sewage samples collected in Wong Tai Sin, Tuen Mun and Sha Tin have tested positive, another five premises are included in the notice.

They are towers 1 to 6 of Grand View Garden, Wong Tai Sin; blocks 1 to 5, Kingsford Terrace, Wong Tai Sin; blocks 10 and 11, Phase 2, Tai Hing Gardens, Tuen Mun; blocks 5 and 6, Phase 2, Chelsea Heights, Tuen Mun; Mei Lai House, Mei Tin Estate and Mei Tin Shopping Centre, Sha Tin.

People who stayed at the premises for more than 2 hours from January 24 to February 6 must undergo Covid tests by Tuesday. 

Details of the compulsory testing notice are available on the Centre for Health Protection website via here.