[국제]’Hong Kong’s Chineseization’ accelerates…Chinese vaccine’distrust’ still remains

[앵커]　
In Hong Kong, reports of abnormalities after vaccination with the SinoVac have increased distrust of the vaccine policy of the government and quarantine authorities.

In this situation, the Chinese government enforced amendments to the Hong Kong election law at both meetings this year, further intensifying the conflict with the citizens of Hong Kong.

Reporter Kang Dong-hwan will tell you the local situation.

[리포터]

[왕이 / 중국 외교부 부장 : 홍콩 특별 자치구의 선거 제도를 개선해 ‘애국자가 통치하는 홍콩’으로 만드는 것은 ‘일국양제(한 국가 두 체제)’ 이념을 추진하고 홍콩의 장기적 안정을 유지하기 위해 필요한 것입니다.]

At the two meetings that ended on the 11th, the Chinese government voted to reorganize the Hong Kong election system to strengthen the authority of the Chinese authorities over Hong Kong’s politics.

Prior to this, when a bunch of activists and opposition politicians were prosecuted for violating the National Security Law, some citizens are protesting that it is China’s direct rule of Hong Kong.

[아이비 창 / 시위 참가자 : 다른 방법이 없는데 우리 같은 사람이 여전히 있다는 걸 알리기 위해 재판소 앞에 모였습니다. 홍콩 사람은 지지 않습니다. 우리는 계속 싸우겠습니다.]

While the Chinese authorities are accelerating the’Chineseization of Hong Kong’, the Chinese-made Sinobac vaccination began in Hong Kong from the end of last month.

Disbelief is growing as many Hong Kong citizens do not trust Chinese vaccines, as abnormal symptoms after vaccination and deaths after vaccination have been reported.

[홍콩 시민 : 당분간 백신 주사 맞을 생각이 없습니다. 안전하지 않다고 생각하기 때문입니다.]

The Hong Kong Vaccine Committee said that the rate of side effects after vaccination was only 0.02%, but the number of vaccine reservations decreased due to anxiety over side effects.

Citizens prefer the Pfizer vaccine, which began vaccination on the 6th of this month, rather than the Synovac vaccine.

[홍콩 시민 : 독일(바이오엔테크사-화이자) 백신을 맞으려고 합니다. (왜 독일 산을 선택하셨는지요?) 백신은 독일 바이오엔테크사 것이 더 좋습니다. 신뢰성이 있으니까요. 중국 백신은 믿을수 없습니다.]

[홍콩 거주 동포 : (화이자 백신이) 시노백보다 예방 효과가 나은 것으로 알려졌고, 조금 늦어지더라도 화이자 백신을 맞을 생각입니다.]

The corona flow tracking app recommended by the Hong Kong authorities is also highly rejected due to concerns about personal information leakage.

If you are caught without installing the app, you may be fined up to 700,000 won in Korean money, but the tracking app installation rate is only 42%.

[홍콩 시민 : 앱은 휴대전화에 깔려서 개인 정보가 쉽게 노출될 수 있습니다. 차라리 (건물에 들어갈 때) 명단에다 인적 사항을 적어놓으면 더 편합니다.]

Hong Kong government officials, including Minister Carrie Ram, have launched a public vaccination against Chinese-made vaccines to relieve distrust of Chinese-made vaccines, but concerns among Hong Kong citizens about the corona response and the growing influence of China in various places in the country are not diminishing.

This is Donghwan Kang from YTN World in Hong Kong.

[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]