Information on certain activities of the Port Health Division

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James A. Wilson
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Dear Department of Health,

According to your website, the Port Health Division is responsible for implementing port health measures and quarantine clearance at boundary control points of the territory, examples being temperature screening (thermal imaging machinery), health posts for medical assessment, etc.

Regarding these specific responsibilities, I would like to know the following:

1. The breakdown of financial expenditures allocated specifically to boundary temperature screening operations across all control points (including expenditures for outsourced screening personnel or contractors);
2. The annual procurement, maintenance, and operational costs associated with the thermal imaging systems and related hardware or machinery utilised by the said division;
3. The budget allocation and staffing costs assigned specifically to health quarantine clearance responsibilities and enforcement at ports of entry under Programme (1): Statutory Functions;
4. The total number or estimated number of inbound travelers who underwent temperature screening upon arrival, if available;
5. The total number of travellers flagged or identified with an elevated body temperature or fever at the initial screening stage;
6. The total number of travelers who underwent a secondary health assessment conducted by Port Health Division staff due to displaying infectious disease symptoms;
7. The total number of travelers subsequently referred to public hospitals or external medical facilities for further medical management following their health assessment; and
8. The total number of travelers placed under mandatory quarantine orders or formal isolation directly arriving through these boundary control points.

I am happy to take numbers for each fiscal or calendar year dating as far back as such records have been made. If you could please provide this data in electronic format (e.g. Excel or PDF form) rather than tabular it would be greatly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

James A. Wilson

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Dear Mr WILSON,
Code on Access to Information
Our department received your application for access to information on
10.7.2026.  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
30.7.2026.  In the meantime, please contact me at 3904 9295 if you have
any enquiries.

(Isabella CHING)
for Director of Health

From:        "James A. Wilson"
<[ATI #1590 email]>
To:        "ATI requests at Department of Health"
<[Department of Health request email]>
Date:        10/07/2026 19:04
Subject:        Access to Information request - Information on certain
activities of the Port Health Division
Sent by:        [ATI #1590 email]
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Dear Department of Health,

According to your website, the Port Health Division is responsible for
implementing port health measures and quarantine clearance at boundary
control points of the territory, examples being temperature screening
(thermal imaging machinery), health posts for medical assessment, etc.

Regarding these specific responsibilities, I would like to know the
following:

1. The breakdown of financial expenditures allocated specifically to
boundary temperature screening operations across all control points
(including expenditures for outsourced screening personnel or
contractors);
2. The annual procurement, maintenance, and operational costs associated
with the thermal imaging systems and related hardware or machinery
utilised by the said division;
3. The budget allocation and staffing costs assigned specifically to
health quarantine clearance responsibilities and enforcement at ports of
entry under Programme (1): Statutory Functions;
4. The total number or estimated number of inbound travelers who underwent
temperature screening upon arrival, if available;
5. The total number of travellers flagged or identified with an elevated
body temperature or fever at the initial screening stage;
6. The total number of travelers who underwent a secondary health
assessment conducted by Port Health Division staff due to displaying
infectious disease symptoms;
7. The total number of travelers subsequently referred to public hospitals
or external medical facilities for further medical management following
their health assessment; and
8. The total number of travelers placed under mandatory quarantine orders
or formal isolation directly arriving through these boundary control
points.

I am happy to take numbers for each fiscal or calendar year dating as far
back as such records have been made. If you could please provide this data
in electronic format (e.g. Excel or PDF form) rather than tabular it would
be greatly appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

James A. Wilson

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