I am out of the office until 02/03/2022.

For urgent matters, please contact Miss Jackie LAM, CO(Per)4 at 3107 2571 /
&DH/CO[Per]4.

Note: This is an automated response to your message "Freedom of Information
request - Contract between HK Govt and Pfizer/ Sinovac" sent on 13.02.2022
03:49:06 PM.

This is the only notification you will receive while this person is away.

Dear Allyson,
We have received your application dated 13 February 2022 seeking access to
information.  As we are unable to provide you with the information sought
at this stage, pursuant to pargraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to
Information, you will be advised further in relation to your request on or
before 4 March 2022.  Should you have any questions in the meantime,
please contact me at 2125 2215.

Stephen Lowe
for Director of Health

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Dear Allyson,

Paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information states that "Where
possible, information will be made available within ten days (2) of
receipt of a written request. If that is not possible, the applicant will
be so advised by an interim reply within ten days of receipt of the
request. The target response time will then be twenty-one days from
receipt of the request."  You may refer to the web page
[1]https://www.access.gov.hk/en/codeonaccto... for more
information.

Stephen Lowe
for Director of Health

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Dear Allyson,
Thank you for your application dated 13.2.2022 requesting a copy of the
contracts between the Government and the COVID-19 vaccine suppliers.

After careful consideration of your application, we regret to inform you
that we are unable to provide the information requested for the reason set
out in paragraph 2.16 of the Code on Access to Information which states
that information including commercial, financial, scientific or technical
confidences, trade secrets or intellectual property the disclosure of
which would harm the competitive or financial position of any person may
be refused.  In this case, we consider that the public interest in
disclosure of the requested information does not outweigh any harm to the
competitive or financial position of the vaccine suppliers concerned.

You may ask the Department to review the decision by writing to Deputy
Director of Health at 21^st Floor, Wu Chung House, 213 Queen’s Road East,
Hong Kong if you are not satisfied with the above decision.
 Alternatively, you may complain to The Ombudsman, whose address is -

        Office of The Ombudsman, Hong Kong
        30/F, China Merchants Tower,
        Shun Tak Centre, 168-200 Connaught Road Central, Hong Kong
        Complaint Hotline：2629 0555
        Fax：2882 8149

(Stephen Lowe)
for Director of Health

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