Health chief Sophia Chan Siu-chee said the book fair nest week would carry health risks of Covid-19. Health chief Sophia Chan Siu-chee said the book fair nest week would carry health risks of Covid-19. Chan said any large-scale activity including the book fair would carry inherent risk, but organizers would have to take all necessary precautions if they decide to press on the event scheduled to be held from July 15 to 21. The recent surge of domestic cases has sparked fears of a third-wave infection in the SAR, and raised questions over the book fair. The Chinese University's microbiologist David Hui Shu-cheong, also a member of the government's expert committee, said large-scale gatherings like the book fair would make transmission easier and increase the difficulty of tracking who's affected.

Source: The Standard July 11, 2020 05:48 UTC