• Follow the advice from the Department of Health to stay at home or designated centres during the incubation period, if being identified as a Close Contact.
• For hostel resident students who are required to stay at home, but are unable to do so, a single room could be arranged by the warden.
• For staff who are Close Contacts and need to be certified to account for leave of absence could approach UHS for assistance.
• Medical Screening for symptomless Close Contacts or social contacts or protected contacts is considered as NOT necessary.
• Consult a doctor if you are sick especially with respiratory symptoms, even with or without fever.
• Staff/student may approach UHS for issuance of health certificates if they plan to leave HK.

• Call urgent CHPP meeting if considered necessary by the Chairman.
• Keep all University staff and students informed with updated information of Pandemic and Avian Flu outbreak situation in Hong Kong (and overseas) and the measures taken/to be taken on campus through mass mailing, Health Promotion and Protection website, publicity posters, and forums, etc. (in conjunction with Director of UHS and Information Co-ordinator).
• Review class/examination arrangements.
• Review University activity arrangements.
• Tightening of the Mask Policy in line with prevailing Government and hospital policy for all staff, students, workmen, bus drivers and food handlers.

• All staff at the clinic are required to wear surgical masks whilst in the clinic.
• Free surgical mask packs with information pamphlets for UHS patients with respiratory symptoms.
• Maintain & observe Infection Control Measures at UHS.
• Adopt a triage system for patients with fever.
• Operate a Fever Clinic by a team of designated physicians and nurses with personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Monitor any outbreaks of respiratory infection on campus.
• Maintain a running record of patients seen with fever & Influenza for assessing the trend & for any necessary follow up action.
• Influenza vaccination for high risk group of staff and students.
• Monitor & follow-up responses to Health Declaration Form from hostel or individual students with positive findings.
• Temperature screening for all patients of the Dental Unit.
• Stock up an adequate number of infrared thermometers and earprobe thermometers.
• Talks on Pandemic and Avian Flu outbreak Awareness & Preventive Measures to students and staff groups.
• Screen and monitor University staff sick leave records.
• Operate a special Pandemic and Avian Flu Clinic for staff or students suspected of suffering from Pandemic and Avian Flu related signs or symptoms.
• Step up infection control measures and internal operational guidelines at UHS medical and dental clinics.
• Weekly canteen inspection with Canteen Service Officer.

• College/I-House/Postgraduate Hall Coordinators to call meetings with College representatives to advise on special measures (e.g. mass temperature screening, briefing sessions, demand for masks, disinfection procedures) and relay to members the advice, comments and measures adopted by CHPP.
• Maintenance of hostel environmental hygiene. Hostel management teams should follow their respective guidelines including intensified cleaning and disinfecting efforts in public areas of the hostel.
• Maintain sufficient stock of oral thermometers, surgical masks and disinfectant in hostels.
• Sale of face masks for hostel residents in need.
• Arrange for designated areas in hostels for Pandemic and Avian Flu information dissemination.
• All visitors need to log in and out at hostel receptions.
• All visitors staying overnight must fill in a health declaration, printed at the back of the overnight guest ticket.
• No visitors (CUHK or non-CUHK) are allowed in PGH; "No Visitors" sign posted outside specific entrance.
• Warden to hold meetings with students to disseminate the relevant information.
• Check whether any overseas programmes organized by Colleges are taking place or will take place in the Pandemic and Avian Flu-infected area.  Colleges should consider contingency measures as appropriate.
• Temperature screening for mass activities on campus.
• Intensify education of the residents through the notice boards and Resident Committee.
• Completion of Health Declaration (prepared by UHS) by all hostel residents (and guests) returning from trips outside Hong Kong.
• All residents and guests returning from Pandemic and Avian Flu infection areas are required to report to hostels/PGH counter to measure the body temperature daily for 10 consecutive days apart from completion of the 'Health Declaration'.

• Distribution and supply of surgical masks in accordance with the tightened Mask Policy.
• Weekly canteen inspection with Canteen Service Officer, issue guidelines for canteen staff, consider seating arrangements for patrons.

• Coordinate and review with EMO on environmental disinfection procedures and program on campus, in particular areas with bird droppings. 
• Increase the stock of disinfectant to ten days' consumption.
• To liaise with canteen management committees on inspection of environmental hygiene conditions in canteens, with particular attentions on personal hygiene of their staff.
• To liaise with Security Unit on implementing mask policy on campus.
• Arrangements to set up waste bins for used masks at strategic locations with periodic collection and disposal services.
• To liaise with EMO and Security Unit to monitor the number of dead birds found on campus.
• To liaise with EMO and Laboratory Animal Services Centre (LASC) to monitor the health conditions of birds on campus and other preventive measures for Avian Flu. 
• Liaise with LASC on further instruction and preventive measures from the authority in combating Avian Flu including removal of home avian species on campus.
• Liaise with Security Unit to close off specific areas considered by CHPP to be of high risk in contracting Avian Flu.
• Liaise with the Registry and EMO on environmental safety arrangements during examination period and methods to quarantine suspected articles.
• To monitor the quality of surgical masks acquired by the University.
• To coordinate with departments on N-95 user testing. 

• General environmental disinfection on campus.
• Provision of Bio-safe bins on campus for disposal of used masks.

          Specific Action for 'Avian Flu'

• Advise staff to follow the guidelines on removing bird droppings.
• To increase the frequency of inspection and cleaning, for bird droppings.
• Set-up signage at strategic locations to advise against bird feeding.

• Participate in CHPP meetings.
• Relay decisions and important messages of the CHPP to Faculty Secretaries and Head of Graduate School Office for information and necessary action.
• When necessary, consider the need for any special arrangements for classes/ examinations, based on the advice of the CHPP/University.

• Participate in CHPP meetings and provide translation service for CHPP.
• Disseminate the updates on activity management as advised by CHPP to student societies (in collaboration with the CUSU).
• Disseminate updated information from CHPP to students via OSA's monthly publication "University Marketplace" and also the electronic version of the publication on OSA's website.
• Maintain a stock of surgical masks for distribution to participants of activities organized by OSA.
• When necessary, consider the need for any special arrangements for activities organized by OSA, based on the advice of CHPP.
• When necessary, provide a hotline for students and relevant counseling services.
• Strengthen environmental hygiene in student amenities and OSA's offices (especially toilets) with EMO's assistance.
• Based on the advice of the CHPP and the USEO, step up hygiene measures and implement special measures to reduce the risk of Pandemic and Avian Flu spreading in the University swimming pool.

For International Students

• Provide updated news via email to international students on (a) laboratory-confirmed Pandemic and Avian Flu cases inside and outside of Hong Kong; or (b) Pandemic and Avian Flu Alert in Hong Kong and provide preventive guidelines as issued by the University.
• Distribute notice on updated news and preventive guidelines in students' mailbox at OAL.
• Invite representative from UHS or other units to deliver a talk on Avian Flu updates to exchange students.
• Suggest to international students to avoid traveling to countries where there are confirmed cases of Pandemic and Avian Flu or ask them to take precautions.
• Advise international students to avoid large group activities.
• Convey options for international students such as early departure, course attendance, examination and credit transfer.
• Send out emergency contacts.

Partner Universities

• Provide updates on any new preventive measures on Pandemic and Avian Flu introduced by CHPP to partner universities.
• Liaise closely with the international office of partner universities on information sharing and action to be taken regarding Avian Flu.
• Provide latest information on the steps to be taken by CUHK and OAL.
• Convey options for International students such as early departure, credit transfer etc.
• Send out emergency contacts.

For Outgoing Students

• Monitor outgoing students going to affected areas.
• Students leaving Hong Kong may visit the UHS for health certificates 48 hours prior to departure, if necessary.

Linkage

• To inform visitors, who plan to visit CUHK, on situation of Avian Flu in Hong Kong. It allows them to make their own judgment on visiting.

Office

• Maintain a sufficient supply of surgical masks.
• Distribute relevant information to OAL staff.
• Provide updated information and relevant links in the section of NEWS on OAL website ( http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/oal/news/news.htm).
• Disinfect common areas used by students twice a day.
• Place a disinfection carpet at the main entrance.
• Liaise with Registry, faculties, departments and colleges to explore alternatives for course assessments (e.g. course attendance, credit transfer and early examination) should students wish to leave early.
• Discuss with supervising Pro-Vice-Chancellor and other relevant parties whether programme in countries/cities where there are confirmed cases of Avian Flu should be suspended.

• Take temperature of all security staff on reporting to duty.
• Distribute free surgical masks and protective gear to security staff for use whilst on duty.
• All security staff are required to wear surgical masks and / or gloves whilst on duty.
• Frequent disinfection of security offices and vehicle fleet.
• Assist in conveying non-Avian Flu patients to UHS.
• Relay decisions and important messages of CHPP to staff for information and necessary action.
• Follow the advice from the Department of Health to stay at home or designated centres during the incubation period, if the staff is identified as a 'Close Contact'

• Use pressure sprayer to spray dilute bleach with water 1:99 daily.
• Clean the interior of the bus compartment, such as windows, guard rails, grab rails, straps, stanchions, seats and floor daily.

• Stay alert to the announcement by CHPP.
• Step up cleaning and disinfection for offices, Central Computer Room, user areas, meeting rooms, and seminar rooms.  Disinfect the console area of the Central Computer Room in every 8-hour shift by on-duty operators.
• Remind on-duty operators to disinfect hands as often as possible.
• Maintain sufficient stock of surgical masks and disinfectant.
• Set up the "separated" workplace and make it ready for use so that the previously identified staff members who would work at the "separated" workplace could move in.
• Advise users to bring along with their own surgical masks and wear the masks during ITSC training classes if necessary.
• Close user areas and cancel all seminars for users if classes are suspended.
• Step up the purchase and upgrade work of critical production systems which are tight in capacity, if not completed.