HONOG KONG — China’s central government will give full support to Hong Kong as the city’s worsening outbreak strains health care resources and threatens its COVID-Zero strategy, Chief Secretary John Lee said after a meeting with mainland officials to ask for urgent pandemic support.
Lee said Hong Kong had asked the mainland for help on several fronts including for Chinese experts to help the city analyze virus strains, help build quarantine and isolation facilities, and supply tests kits and virus equipment to Hong Kong. The Guangdong government among others expressed their willingness to provide support, Lee said in a press conference late Saturday after the meeting in Shenzhen earlier in the day.
Beijing will take active measures to ensure there is a stable supply of daily necessities including fresh produce, he said. Expert task forces including one on quarantine and another on medical supplies will be set up. Lee also reaffirmed a commitment to its COVID-Zero policy, while stating there are no plans for a citywide lockdown.
