Definition of negative (CT value or related) for passenger arrived by air at Hong Kong International Airport and DH administrated locations
Dear Department of Health,
1) Can you please elaborate the definition as negative of COVID for passenger arrived by air at Hong Kong International Airport, information such as their CT value and test mechanism, data range from 2020 until now ?
2) Does DH administrate the discharge value for our public hospital, and the definition as negative of COVID, information such as their CT value and test mechanism, data range from 2020 until now ?
3) For those DH administrated department (such as out patient clinic) - what is the definition as negative of COVID, information such as their CT value and test mechanism, data range from 2020 until now ?
4) What is the definition as negative of COVID for passenger departing Hong Kong International Airport to Mainland China, information such as their CT value and test mechanism?
5) What is the definition as negative of COVID for passenger departing Hong Kong using land / surface route access Mainland China, information such as their CT value and test mechanism?
Yours faithfully,
Asif
Dear Asif,
Code on Access to Information
Our department received your application for access to information on
28.3.2022. Your application is now under processing. According to
paragraph 1.16 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will
inform you of the latest progress of the case separately on or before
14.4.2022. In the meantime, please contact me at 3107 2599 if you have
any enquiry.
(Miss Cheyenne LEE)
for Director of Health
Dear Asif,
Please be informed that a longer processing time on your request is
required to obtain the information you requested. According to paragraph
1.18 of the Code on Access to Information, our department will inform you
of the latest progress of the case on or before 17 May 2022. In the
meantime, please contact me at 3904 9306 if you have any enquiry.
(Jayne WONG)
for Director of Health
Dear Asif,
The COVID-19 PCR testing services for relevant inbound and outbound
travellers at boundary control points (including the Hong Kong
International Airport, Shenzhen Bay Port and the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao
Bridge Hong Kong Port) are provided by the Government's out-sourced
testing contractors. The testing contractors are using different PCR test
kits, and the Ct values cut-off for the test kits range from 38 to 45. A
negative test result is generally defined as Ct values above the cut-off
or with no Ct value detected. The Ct values are for reference only, and
the final test result should be determined by the laboratory technician.
Other requested data are not available.
(Jayne WONG)
for Director of Health
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From: Asif <[FOI #1032 email]>
To: FOI requests at Department of Health <[Department of Health request email]>
Date: 28/03/2022 10:55
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Definition of negative
(CT value or related) for passenger arrived by air at Hong Kong
International Airport and DH administrated locations
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Dear Department of Health,
1) Can you please elaborate the definition as negative of COVID for
passenger arrived by air at Hong Kong International Airport, information
such as their CT value and test mechanism, data range from 2020 until now
?
2) Does DH administrate the discharge value for our public hospital, and
the definition as negative of COVID, information such as their CT value
and test mechanism, data range from 2020 until now ?
3) For those DH administrated department (such as out patient clinic) -
what is the definition as negative of COVID, information such as their CT
value and test mechanism, data range from 2020 until now ?
4) What is the definition as negative of COVID for passenger departing
Hong Kong International Airport to Mainland China, information such as
their CT value and test mechanism?
5) What is the definition as negative of COVID for passenger departing
Hong Kong using land / surface route access Mainland China, information
such as their CT value and test mechanism?
Yours faithfully,
Asif
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