Many Hong Kong residents living in Luohu are taking part in the district's COVID-19 pandemic prevention and control work, demonstrating their strong sense of responsibility and attachment to Shenzhen and Luohu.
The resurgence of the pandemic in Luohu has pulled the nerves of its residents. In a neighborhood of the Yucun community, there reside nearly 400 families from Hong Kong.
The Nanhu sub-district office worked together with the Yucun community to set up the first Hong Kong people volunteer team to improve the service for Hong Kong residents living in the neighborhood.
The team of more than 20 members, along with eight Hong Kong residents from other parts of Guangdong province, has participated in the neighborhood's epidemic prevention and control work.
One of the Hong Kong volunteers surnamed Wang said that as Shenzhen is helping Hong Kong deal with the epidemic, Hong Kong residents living in Shenzhen should also contribute to Shenzhen's struggle against the pandemic.
Another Hong Kong volunteer surnamed Zhou, who has lived in Shenzhen for two years with his wife, has worked in a nucleic acid testing booth in the Laowei neighborhood for four days.
“I just feel obliged to do something,” Zhou said. So after knowing that the neighborhood was recruiting volunteers, he applied for it immediately. “If everyone does their part, the pandemic can end soon, and we can live a normal life.”
At the nucleic acid sampling site of Xincun community in Cuizhu sub-district, nine Hong Kong volunteers wearing orange vests were offering help.
In the Zhangshe village of Qingshuihe sub-district, a Hong Kong volunteer surnamed Liang said, “My participation in volunteer work has made me feel the difficult of being a frontline worker. Nevertheless, I hope I can do my bit to help Shenzhen build a solid defense against the pandemic.”
Liang said that she would call on more Hong Kong residents to participate in voluntary services and jointly build a solid fortress against the epidemic in Luohu.