Public Services Slowly Resume As Covid Eases

Public services are slowly resuming as the daily figures of new coronavirus infections begin to come down.

All post offices will resume normal business hours starting next Monday.

Hongkong Post says mail collection from posting boxes and mail delivery service will also resume. But for buildings with confirmed Covid-19 cases, delivery to letter boxes will remain at three times a week, and door delivery service will continue to be suspended.

The MTR Corporation said it will increase train intervals also starting on Monday, in anticipation of the resumption of more public services. It said trains will run more frequently between 9am to 10.30am, and from 8pm to 9.30pm, except on the Disney line and Airport Express.

The Ombudsman’s office will reopen its reception counters next week, and citizens can make appointment to meet duty officers or case officers.

The Highways Department said it will, on Monday, also begin non-urgent road repair work which had been suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak.

On Saturday, the Centre for Health Protection said the trend is going down but the coronavirus outbreak has yet to come under control.