(picture: when talking about customs clearance, Li Jiachao said that he would communicate and discuss with mainland units in a pragmatic manner, take into account the interests of both sides, make the risks controllable and traceable, and would not add intractable health and safety risks to the mainland.) "In terms of customs clearance with the mainland, the SAR government will first explore arrangements to minimize inconvenience or whether there are midway plans. The SAR government is well aware of the challenges, but will communicate with relevant mainland units in a pragmatic manner." At yesterday's question and answer session, chief executive Li Jiachao said that customs clearance with the mainland was a topic of great concern to the public. He is well aware of the challenges and difficulties. In particular, the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong has hovered at a high level of about 2000 cases per day. He will communicate and discuss with mainland units in a pragmatic manner. Through the establishment of mutual trust and transposition thinking, he will take into account the interests of both sides, so that the risks are controllable and traceable, and will not add intractable health and safety risks to the mainland. The SAR government will first explore arrangements to minimize inconvenience or have a "halfway plan". Many members paid attention to the issue of customs clearance at the question and answer session. Li Huiqiong, chairman of the Democratic Alliance for the betterment of China, asked about the road map of "customs clearance". Li Jiachao said that during the election campaign, he had mentioned the importance of connecting with foreign countries and customs clearance with the mainland, but he stressed that we must ensure our health and safety, and will not add some difficult security risks to the epidemic prevention measures in the mainland. Strengthen communication and reflect the reality of Hong Kong Li Jiachao said that mutual trust between Hong Kong and the mainland is very important. Hong Kong must make the risk controllable and traceable, so as to reach an effective agreement, so that Hong Kong citizens can have more convenient quarantine measures to the mainland. He said that after the mainland implemented the "7 + 3" Quarantine arrangement, the number of quarantine hotels needed increased. Lu chongmao, director of the medical and Health Bureau, communicated with the mainland about this. The mainland has increased the number of quarantine hotels from 1300 to 2000. Li Jiachao believed that this matter proved the importance of communication with the mainland, and the reality of Hong Kong must be reflected to the mainland. As for international customs clearance, Li Jiachao pointed out that he hoped to use accurate methods to reduce the inconvenience of returning people from other places to Hong Kong, and use the most effective method to screen those who have not been diagnosed. The authorities have analyzed the data and examined how to deal with the quarantine date, so that everything can be carried out step by step. Hope to deal with overseas immigrants more accurately Lam so Wai, a member of the southeast New Territories Council, asked whether Hong Kong would consider adjusting the quarantine arrangements according to different risks since Singapore has abolished all quarantine measures? Li Jiachao replied that unlike other places, Hong Kong has a high proportion of elderly people and high housing density. The risk of virus transmission is greater than that in other places, so it must be handled carefully. He hopes to take more precise measures to deal with overseas immigrants, screen the confirmed patients in an effective way, and exempt the restriction of those who are free from the epidemic, "we should surround the diseased trees, not the diseased trees". Li Jiachao said that it is important to understand the importance of integrating with foreign countries, and to maintain the competitiveness of Hong Kong, it is necessary to facilitate investors. The SAR government is actively studying the quarantine arrangement of hotels and how to shorten the number of isolation days under the control of risks. However, he added that "external defense input" should not be taken lightly, because there are now hundreds of input cases every day. He will ask the medical and Health Bureau to complete the review as soon as possible so that the public can know the government's measures as soon as possible. (Xinhua News Agency)