30m Free Masks To Be Delivered

The Government will deliver 30 million masks for free to all residential addresses in the city through Hongkong Post starting June 30.

The Commerce & Economic Development Bureau today said each household will receive a pack of 10 disposable adult masks which are the first batch procured by the Government under the Local Mask Production Subsidy Scheme.

The Government wishes to share these masks with the public and fight the virus together.

About 2.88 million residential addresses are covered by the Hongkong Post delivery service. To make the delivery process simple for citizens, there is no need for any pre-registration.

The postman will directly insert a pack of 10 masks, measuring 230mm by 135mm, into an adequately-sized residential letter box, and attempt door delivery if the pack cannot fit through.

If no one is home, the postman will leave a notification card for the residents to collect the pack of masks at a designated post office within 28 working days.

As for the small number of residential households not covered by the Hongkong Post service, assistance from the Social Welfare Department and District Offices will be sought to make alternative delivery arrangements.

Hongkong Post will complete the distribution exercise in about three weeks.

Enquiries can be made to the dedicated hotline 183 6136 or via email starting from 9am tomorrow.

The Government estimates that when all 20 subsidised lines under the scheme are in full production, about 34 million masks will be supplied to it each month, with another 7.6 million to the local market.