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ESSENTIAL SERVICES LIST
Health and Social Services
Acute hospitals (including offsite specialist clinics and offsite Ambulatory Surgical Centres), community hospitals
Primary care services (i.e. polyclinics and private sector primary care services), non-elective and urgent/emergency dental services, renal dialysis centres, TCM (adjuvant therapy for cancer and chronic conditions)
Community care servicesa. This includes nursing homes, psychiatric rehabilitation homes, psychiatric sheltered home, inpatient palliative careb. Home medical services, home nursing, home palliative care, meals on wheelsc. For seniors with inadequate family support and intensive custodial care needs: Home personal care and designated senior care centres/psychiatric day centres
Community mental health services, senior befriending, counselling and case management services, and alert alarm system/check-ins by Senior Activity Centres are to be delivered remotelya. Services to be delivered remotely where possible. For certain blocks where remote monitoring is not possible, staff to continue manning the Alert Alarm System at the Senior Activity Centres.
Supporting services (e.g. blood services, laboratories and radiological services, research related to COVID-19, pharmacies, disease surveillance and response services, medical and patient transport, provision of medical items, personal care items, and TCM medical halls)
Essential supply chains (e.g. medical wholesale and distribution, mask, PPE, medical supplies and equipment manufacturers, medical gas supply)
Selected social services to support vulnerable segments of the populationa. This includes residential services for those with no alternative accommodation, community-based intervention for those with no alternative caregiving arrangements, community-based social services for priority cases, and public facing services for priority cases e.g. serious/urgent cases, cases requiring intensive supervision.
Selected care services for students such as those in preschools, Student Care Centres and SPED schools (including for children of Essential Services workers)a. Parents may approach their children’s preschools and schools for assistance.b. Priority given to parents in Essential Services like Healthcare.
Food
Food supply (including food and food ingredient production, food manufacturing, food processing, abattoirs/ slaughterhouses, importers and traders, and food logistics - cold stores/ warehouses), supermarkets, convenience stores, grocery retailers, wholesale markets, wet markets
F&B outlets (including hawker centres, coffee-shops, food courts, restaurants, fast food, and others; for takeaway and delivery orders only) and their supporting operations (including central kitchens)
Food caterers
Food delivery services
Food packaging and printing service providers
Laboratory food safety testing and its supporting services
Activities pertaining to extension of shelf-life (e.g. retort manufacturing) or manufacturing of ready-to-eat meals
Energy
Electricity generation, transmission, and distribution services, and their Original Manufacturing Equipment (OEM) contractors/ suppliers and equipment/ spare parts/ repair/ maintenance providers
Gas companies involved in the supply, transmission, and distribution of natural gas and town gas, and their OEM contractors/ suppliers and equipment/ spare parts/ repair/ maintenance providers
Services relating to the refining, supply, distribution and storage of essential fuel products, and their contractors
Services for the production of town gas and their contractors
Bus transport operators for electricity/ gas (natural and town gas) facilities
Services for the bottling and distribution of cylinder gas
Petrol kiosks
Water, Waste, Environment
Potable Water, NEWater and Industrial Water supply, collection and treatment of used water, management of storm water
Supply of chemicals, equipment, material, spare parts and services to PUB for the above
Supply of labour for operation and maintenance of process and systems for PUB
Waste Collection & Disposal services (e.g. waste collection, disposal facilities)
Funeral-Related Services (e.g. funeral directors/undertakers, crematoria, columbarium, funeral parlours)
Environmental Hygiene Monitoring & Public Cleansing Services (e.g. cleaning, disinfection, environmental research on COVID-19)
Markets and cooked food centre management (e.g. cleaning and maintenance)
Vector Control Services (e.g. Pest control, fumigation, research on vector control)
Pollution Control & Monitoring Services (e.g. Toxic & Biohazardous waste management)
Meteorological Services
Radiation Monitoring & Control Services (e.g. maintenance of healthcare related irradiation equipment X-ray, CT scans)
Transportation and Storage
Air traffic control, airport operations, air transport services, runway enhancement and maintenance
Shipping, shipping-related services, safety and navigation services, port and terminal operations, port marine service
Provision of public transport services, including key supporting services and suppliers
Monitoring and management of traffic and road operations
Provision of point-to-point transport services (including Taxis, Private Hire Cars), and key supporting services and suppliers
3rd party logistics providers, freight forwarders, trucking, air express integrators
Transportation that is necessary to support other Essential Services
All warehouses and storage services to support other Essential Services
Information and Communications
Telecommunications (Fixed, Mobile and Internet Access), data centres, broadcasting services (radio and television)
Submarine cable operations
Postal services, security printing services, publication of newspapers
ICT support tools, software and services for enterprises and individuals (to enable telecommuting, videoconferencing, e-commerce, finance, and enterprise networks/systems, IT services)
Cybersecurity in support of other Essential Services and digital economy
Platforms and services such as ride hailing, food delivery, groceries, and online payments
Social media and messaging platforms
Defence and Security
Defence and Security firms, supporting firms and establishments protecting buildings and homes
Development and research projects that support essential services or national security
Construction, Facilities Management and Critical Public Infrastructure
Companies involved in epidemic control (e.g. sanitation, disinfection, cleaning, laundry)
Defence and Security firms, supporting firms and establishments protecting buildings and homes
Development project that support essential services or national security
Companies involved in epidemic control (e.g. sanitation, disinfection, cleaning, laundry)
Selected development projects assessed to be in critical stages of construction and are unable to stop due to potential safety risks
Construction work in progress for (i) critical public infrastructure, (ii) maintenance and services to ensure public safety, and (iii) emergency repairs & maintenance
The following construction works should be allowed to continue:a. Safety critical works. These are works assessed by BCA to be in critical stages of construction, and that cannot be stopped suddenly due to potential public safety risks. However, these projects should be wound down to a state where works may be safely stopped. Examples: deep basement excavation works, deep tunneling works (which could lead to sinkholes/collapses if stopped).b. Projects that support essential services or are necessary for public safety. These are projects that support the supply of essential services (water, electricity) to the public, or that are essential to maintain public safety. Examples: utility projects that would cause disruptions to the public if stopped (e.g. water, gas, sewerage/drainage, comms, power lines), limited HIP internal works (e.g. completion of toilet), emergency works to ensure structural safety of a building, urgent repairs to public infrastructure to ensure public safety.
Provision of facilities management services for buildings and infrastructure (e.g. plumbing, electrical works, conservancy services)a. All firms involved in the provision of facilities management (FM) services for buildings and infrastructure should be allowed to continue workingb. This should include all FM firms, as well as firms involved in the maintenance of key equipment such as:i. Air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems;ii. Fire protection systems;iii. Security and surveillance systems (such as CCTVs);iv. Electrical and plumbing works; andv. Building management systems
Provision of lift and escalator (L&E) maintenance services, and facilities management (FM) services for buildings and infrastructure (e.g. plumbing, electrical works, conservancy services)a. All firms involved in the provision of maintenance services for lifts and escalators should be allowed to continue working, in order to maintain public safety.
Landscaping for public safety (e.g. tree pruning a.k.a. arboriculture services; shrub pruning, grass cutting a.k.a. horticulture services)a. Essential landscape sector services critical for maintaining public safety should be allowed to continue. Trees that are not properly maintained can pose a threat to public safety. Other greenery may also need to be maintained to prevent hazards. If public parks are to remain open, there is also a need for a basic level of operations. Examples: tree inspections and pruning, removal of fallen trees/diseased trees, pruning of shrubs that may obstruct traffic, enforcement of safe distancing measures at parks, basic park maintenance to remove hazards/maintain hygiene.
Animal-related services for public safety (e.g. veterinary services – need to maintain surveillance of health of companion animals; managing wildlife like monkeys, snakes, boars)a. Essential health inspections of animals at the borders are necessary for bio surveillance. Animal and wildlife management services should also be allowed to continue to enable our parks to remain open. Such services are essential to mitigate potential human-animal incidents.
Manufacturing & Distribution
Manufacturers of essential products (e.g. chemicals and petrochemicals, healthcare supplies, medical equipment, food and food ingredient, or materials needed for other Essential Services) and their suppliers/contractors
Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical, and Biomedical Science companies and their suppliers
Marine & Offshore Engineering companies involved in ship/vessel repair, and maintenance and overhaul services; and their contractors
Aerospace maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) companies and their suppliers
Manufacturing of printing, packaging and pallets to support Food Services, Food Manufacturing and any other Essential Products and Services herein-mentioned
Distributors of essential products, including food-related items, packaging materials (both food and non-food), household items, personal care products
Banking and Finance
Services relating to maintenance of monetary and financial stability
Currency issuance, services relating to cash management and payments for the Government
Banking services (e.g. cash withdrawal & deposits, lending and related processing, treasury management, payments and funds transfers)
Insurance services (e.g. claims servicing, policy renewal and servicing, policy inception, insurance broking, financial advisory)
Currencies, securities and derivatives trading, clearing, settlement, reporting, and depository and trust, and corporate finance advisory services
Asset management services (e.g. portfolio management and trading, trade settlement and operations, trustee services, processing of subscriptions and redemptions in fund units, financial advisory)
Payment services (e.g. fund transfers, credit card and debit card payments)
Others
Selected hotels, serviced apartments, dormitories, hostelsa. This includes establishments supporting SHN; GQF; CIF and accommodation needs of students, foreigners, and foreign workers affected by travel restrictions, as well as for existing occupants only.b. Hotels must close all on-site recreational facilities. Their F&B facilities may remain open only for takeaway or delivery. Hotels must also minimise the numbers of on-site staffing. All hotel staff who can perform their roles remotely (e.g., finance, HR) must telecommute.
Online retail and related supply chains
Hairdressing & barber servicesa. For provision of basic haircut services only.
Optician services and sale of optical products
Plumbers, electricians, & locksmithsa. For emergency household services only.
Vehicle recovery and repair servicesa. For emergency vehicle services only, no vehicle grooming.
Hardware storesa. For sale of building and maintenance-related equipment and tools only.
Repair of consumer electronics, IT peripherals, and household appliances
Laundry services
Veterinary servicesa. For provision of emergency, non-elective veterinary services, including hospitalization.
Selected face-to-face Continuing Education & Training (CET)a. For job placement needs or for severely affected economic sectors
Pet supplies stores (for provision of animal feed, no grooming or leisure activities allowed)a. For provision of animal care, feed and supplies only, no cosmetic/ grooming or leisure activities allowed.
Private buses
Testing, inspection and certification centres
Unions
All other critical and ancillary services contracted by the Government for the provision of supporting Government functions or for the above-mentioned Essential Services.
Health and Social Services
Acute hospitals (including offsite specialist clinics and offsite Ambulatory Surgical Centres), community hospitals
Primary care services (i.e. polyclinics and private sector primary care services), non-elective and urgent/emergency dental services, renal dialysis centres, TCM (adjuvant therapy for cancer and chronic conditions)
Community care servicesa. This includes nursing homes, psychiatric rehabilitation homes, psychiatric sheltered home, inpatient palliative careb. Home medical services, home nursing, home palliative care, meals on wheelsc. For seniors with inadequate family support and intensive custodial care needs: Home personal care and designated senior care centres/psychiatric day centres
Community mental health services, senior befriending, counselling and case management services, and alert alarm system/check-ins by Senior Activity Centres are to be delivered remotelya. Services to be delivered remotely where possible. For certain blocks where remote monitoring is not possible, staff to continue manning the Alert Alarm System at the Senior Activity Centres.
Supporting services (e.g. blood services, laboratories and radiological services, research related to COVID-19, pharmacies, disease surveillance and response services, medical and patient transport, provision of medical items, personal care items, and TCM medical halls)
Essential supply chains (e.g. medical wholesale and distribution, mask, PPE, medical supplies and equipment manufacturers, medical gas supply)
Selected social services to support vulnerable segments of the populationa. This includes residential services for those with no alternative accommodation, community-based intervention for those with no alternative caregiving arrangements, community-based social services for priority cases, and public facing services for priority cases e.g. serious/urgent cases, cases requiring intensive supervision.
Selected care services for students such as those in preschools, Student Care Centres and SPED schools (including for children of Essential Services workers)a. Parents may approach their children’s preschools and schools for assistance.b. Priority given to parents in Essential Services like Healthcare.
Food
Food supply (including food and food ingredient production, food manufacturing, food processing, abattoirs/ slaughterhouses, importers and traders, and food logistics - cold stores/ warehouses), supermarkets, convenience stores, grocery retailers, wholesale markets, wet markets
F&B outlets (including hawker centres, coffee-shops, food courts, restaurants, fast food, and others; for takeaway and delivery orders only) and their supporting operations (including central kitchens)
Food caterers
Food delivery services
Food packaging and printing service providers
Laboratory food safety testing and its supporting services
Activities pertaining to extension of shelf-life (e.g. retort manufacturing) or manufacturing of ready-to-eat meals
Energy
Electricity generation, transmission, and distribution services, and their Original Manufacturing Equipment (OEM) contractors/ suppliers and equipment/ spare parts/ repair/ maintenance providers
Gas companies involved in the supply, transmission, and distribution of natural gas and town gas, and their OEM contractors/ suppliers and equipment/ spare parts/ repair/ maintenance providers
Services relating to the refining, supply, distribution and storage of essential fuel products, and their contractors
Services for the production of town gas and their contractors
Bus transport operators for electricity/ gas (natural and town gas) facilities
Services for the bottling and distribution of cylinder gas
Petrol kiosks
Water, Waste, Environment
Potable Water, NEWater and Industrial Water supply, collection and treatment of used water, management of storm water
Supply of chemicals, equipment, material, spare parts and services to PUB for the above
Supply of labour for operation and maintenance of process and systems for PUB
Waste Collection & Disposal services (e.g. waste collection, disposal facilities)
Funeral-Related Services (e.g. funeral directors/undertakers, crematoria, columbarium, funeral parlours)
Environmental Hygiene Monitoring & Public Cleansing Services (e.g. cleaning, disinfection, environmental research on COVID-19)
Markets and cooked food centre management (e.g. cleaning and maintenance)
Vector Control Services (e.g. Pest control, fumigation, research on vector control)
Pollution Control & Monitoring Services (e.g. Toxic & Biohazardous waste management)
Meteorological Services
Radiation Monitoring & Control Services (e.g. maintenance of healthcare related irradiation equipment X-ray, CT scans)
Transportation and Storage
Air traffic control, airport operations, air transport services, runway enhancement and maintenance
Shipping, shipping-related services, safety and navigation services, port and terminal operations, port marine service
Provision of public transport services, including key supporting services and suppliers
Monitoring and management of traffic and road operations
Provision of point-to-point transport services (including Taxis, Private Hire Cars), and key supporting services and suppliers
3rd party logistics providers, freight forwarders, trucking, air express integrators
Transportation that is necessary to support other Essential Services
All warehouses and storage services to support other Essential Services
Information and Communications
Telecommunications (Fixed, Mobile and Internet Access), data centres, broadcasting services (radio and television)
Submarine cable operations
Postal services, security printing services, publication of newspapers
ICT support tools, software and services for enterprises and individuals (to enable telecommuting, videoconferencing, e-commerce, finance, and enterprise networks/systems, IT services)
Cybersecurity in support of other Essential Services and digital economy
Platforms and services such as ride hailing, food delivery, groceries, and online payments
Social media and messaging platforms
Defence and Security
Defence and Security firms, supporting firms and establishments protecting buildings and homes
Development and research projects that support essential services or national security
Construction, Facilities Management and Critical Public Infrastructure
Companies involved in epidemic control (e.g. sanitation, disinfection, cleaning, laundry)
Defence and Security firms, supporting firms and establishments protecting buildings and homes
Development project that support essential services or national security
Companies involved in epidemic control (e.g. sanitation, disinfection, cleaning, laundry)
Selected development projects assessed to be in critical stages of construction and are unable to stop due to potential safety risks
Construction work in progress for (i) critical public infrastructure, (ii) maintenance and services to ensure public safety, and (iii) emergency repairs & maintenance
The following construction works should be allowed to continue:a. Safety critical works. These are works assessed by BCA to be in critical stages of construction, and that cannot be stopped suddenly due to potential public safety risks. However, these projects should be wound down to a state where works may be safely stopped. Examples: deep basement excavation works, deep tunneling works (which could lead to sinkholes/collapses if stopped).b. Projects that support essential services or are necessary for public safety. These are projects that support the supply of essential services (water, electricity) to the public, or that are essential to maintain public safety. Examples: utility projects that would cause disruptions to the public if stopped (e.g. water, gas, sewerage/drainage, comms, power lines), limited HIP internal works (e.g. completion of toilet), emergency works to ensure structural safety of a building, urgent repairs to public infrastructure to ensure public safety.
Provision of facilities management services for buildings and infrastructure (e.g. plumbing, electrical works, conservancy services)a. All firms involved in the provision of facilities management (FM) services for buildings and infrastructure should be allowed to continue workingb. This should include all FM firms, as well as firms involved in the maintenance of key equipment such as:i. Air-conditioning and mechanical ventilation systems;ii. Fire protection systems;iii. Security and surveillance systems (such as CCTVs);iv. Electrical and plumbing works; andv. Building management systems
Provision of lift and escalator (L&E) maintenance services, and facilities management (FM) services for buildings and infrastructure (e.g. plumbing, electrical works, conservancy services)a. All firms involved in the provision of maintenance services for lifts and escalators should be allowed to continue working, in order to maintain public safety.
Landscaping for public safety (e.g. tree pruning a.k.a. arboriculture services; shrub pruning, grass cutting a.k.a. horticulture services)a. Essential landscape sector services critical for maintaining public safety should be allowed to continue. Trees that are not properly maintained can pose a threat to public safety. Other greenery may also need to be maintained to prevent hazards. If public parks are to remain open, there is also a need for a basic level of operations. Examples: tree inspections and pruning, removal of fallen trees/diseased trees, pruning of shrubs that may obstruct traffic, enforcement of safe distancing measures at parks, basic park maintenance to remove hazards/maintain hygiene.
Animal-related services for public safety (e.g. veterinary services – need to maintain surveillance of health of companion animals; managing wildlife like monkeys, snakes, boars)a. Essential health inspections of animals at the borders are necessary for bio surveillance. Animal and wildlife management services should also be allowed to continue to enable our parks to remain open. Such services are essential to mitigate potential human-animal incidents.
Manufacturing & Distribution
Manufacturers of essential products (e.g. chemicals and petrochemicals, healthcare supplies, medical equipment, food and food ingredient, or materials needed for other Essential Services) and their suppliers/contractors
Semiconductor, Pharmaceutical, and Biomedical Science companies and their suppliers
Marine & Offshore Engineering companies involved in ship/vessel repair, and maintenance and overhaul services; and their contractors
Aerospace maintenance, repair, overhaul (MRO) companies and their suppliers
Manufacturing of printing, packaging and pallets to support Food Services, Food Manufacturing and any other Essential Products and Services herein-mentioned
Distributors of essential products, including food-related items, packaging materials (both food and non-food), household items, personal care products
Banking and Finance
Services relating to maintenance of monetary and financial stability
Currency issuance, services relating to cash management and payments for the Government
Banking services (e.g. cash withdrawal & deposits, lending and related processing, treasury management, payments and funds transfers)
Insurance services (e.g. claims servicing, policy renewal and servicing, policy inception, insurance broking, financial advisory)
Currencies, securities and derivatives trading, clearing, settlement, reporting, and depository and trust, and corporate finance advisory services
Asset management services (e.g. portfolio management and trading, trade settlement and operations, trustee services, processing of subscriptions and redemptions in fund units, financial advisory)
Payment services (e.g. fund transfers, credit card and debit card payments)
Others
Selected hotels, serviced apartments, dormitories, hostelsa. This includes establishments supporting SHN; GQF; CIF and accommodation needs of students, foreigners, and foreign workers affected by travel restrictions, as well as for existing occupants only.b. Hotels must close all on-site recreational facilities. Their F&B facilities may remain open only for takeaway or delivery. Hotels must also minimise the numbers of on-site staffing. All hotel staff who can perform their roles remotely (e.g., finance, HR) must telecommute.
Online retail and related supply chains
Hairdressing & barber servicesa. For provision of basic haircut services only.
Optician services and sale of optical products
Plumbers, electricians, & locksmithsa. For emergency household services only.
Vehicle recovery and repair servicesa. For emergency vehicle services only, no vehicle grooming.
Hardware storesa. For sale of building and maintenance-related equipment and tools only.
Repair of consumer electronics, IT peripherals, and household appliances
Laundry services
Veterinary servicesa. For provision of emergency, non-elective veterinary services, including hospitalization.
Selected face-to-face Continuing Education & Training (CET)a. For job placement needs or for severely affected economic sectors
Pet supplies stores (for provision of animal feed, no grooming or leisure activities allowed)a. For provision of animal care, feed and supplies only, no cosmetic/ grooming or leisure activities allowed.
Private buses
Testing, inspection and certification centres
Unions
All other critical and ancillary services contracted by the Government for the provision of supporting Government functions or for the above-mentioned Essential Services.
