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2020 Hong Kong Medical Sector Strike

The  2020 Hong Kong Medical Sector Strike  was a strike organized by The Hospital Authority Employees Alliance (HAEA) from 3 February to 7 February in order to put pressure on the Hong Kong government to seal off the border due to the coronavirus outbreak in Mainland China. Furthermore, they also demanded sufficient protective gears from the Hong Kong Hospital Authority

The HAEA organized a General Meeting on 1 February to collect votes from more than 3000 members, with 3,123 for and 10 against to urge the government to respond to their five demands to prevent a massive outbreak of the disease in Hong Kong, avoiding a large-scale local outbreak similar to the SARS in 2003. Five demands include 「suspension of tourist entry from Mainland」, 「suspension of non-emergency medical services to provide sufficient isolation ward」,「precise measures to ensure the stable provision of surgical masks」, 「provide sufficient protective gears for medical staffs」and 「no punishment and penalty after strike」.

On 2 February, the government provided immediate resolutions, by closing four border points to China but resisted to fully seal off the border. . Moreover, the government implemented that all mainland tourists have to undergo 14 days of mandatory isolation and screening upon the arrival to Hong Kong. Given the policies from the government, members of the HAEA decided to suspend the strike on the second general meeting on 7 February with the majority of its members to agree to end the strike.