Why testing now?

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Dear Department of Health,

As a teacher being forced to either take either an experimental vaccination or regular pcr test I would like to know the reason why this is starting September 1st? There was no testing done in the last two weeks of May, and the entirety of June, July and August and there was no concerns. Why has the government deemed it so important that the tests must start again and why are the spit tests not being used as these were perfectly accurate for millions of citizens just a few month ago.

Yours faithfully,

David Moore

Department of Health

Dear David Moore,

Your email dated 20 August 2021 is received.

Please be advised that the requested information is under the purview of
the Education Bureau ("EDB").   Subject to your consent, we will refer
your case to EDB for direct reply.  Grateful for your consent by replying
to this email by 27 August 2021 (Friday).  

If you have any enquiry, please contact Ms Sophy KWOK, Executive
Officer(Personnel)3 at 3107 2593.  Thank you.

Regards,

(Ms Sophy KWOK)
for Director of Health
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From:        David Moore <[FOI #722 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health request email]>
Date:        20/08/2021 20:53
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Why testing now?

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Dear Department of Health,

As a teacher being forced to either take either  an experimental
vaccination or regular pcr test I would like to know the reason why this
is starting  September 1st? There was no testing done in  the last two
weeks of May, and the entirety of June, July and August and there was no
concerns. Why has the government deemed it so important that the tests
must start again and why are the spit tests not being used as these were
perfectly accurate for millions of citizens just a few month ago.

Yours faithfully,

David Moore

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Department of Health

Dear David Moore,

I refer to my preceding email dated 24 August 2021.

Grateful if you would give us your consent for referral of your
application to Education Bureau for direct handling.  Thank you.

Regards,

(Ms Sophy KWOK)
for Director of Health
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From:        Sophy KK KWOK/DH/HKSARG
To:        David Moore <[FOI #722 email]>
Cc:        Francis YM CHING/DH/HKSARG@DH
Date:        24/08/2021 18:39
Subject:        Re: Freedom of Information request - Why testing now?

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Dear David Moore,

Your email dated 20 August 2021 is received.

Please be advised that the requested information is under the purview of
the Education Bureau ("EDB").   Subject to your consent, we will refer
your case to EDB for direct reply.  Grateful for your consent by replying
to this email by 27 August 2021 (Friday).  

If you have any enquiry, please contact Ms Sophy KWOK, Executive
Officer(Personnel)3 at 3107 2593.  Thank you.

Regards,

(Ms Sophy KWOK)
for Director of Health
___________________________________
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From:        David Moore <[FOI #722 email]>
To:        FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health request email]>
Date:        20/08/2021 20:53
Subject:        Freedom of Information request - Why testing now?

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Dear Department of Health,

As a teacher being forced to either take either  an experimental
vaccination or regular pcr test I would like to know the reason why this
is starting  September 1st? There was no testing done in  the last two
weeks of May, and the entirety of June, July and August and there was no
concerns. Why has the government deemed it so important that the tests
must start again and why are the spit tests not being used as these were
perfectly accurate for millions of citizens just a few month ago.

Yours faithfully,

David Moore

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Dear Department of Health,

Thank you for your reply, I am more than happy for you to refer my question to the EDB for further clarification.

Yours faithfully,

David Moore