Hong Kong’s top government officials will travel to Shenzhen today to discuss ways to contain the fourth wave of the Covid epidemic with health officials of the National Health Commission. According to reports, the delegation will be led by Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung, while Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee, Chief Executive’s Office director Eric Chan Kwok-ki and Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip Tak-kuen, who is in charge of the city’s looming vaccination program will tag along. The meeting comes as the Hong Kong government faces mounting pressure from the pro-establishment camp to roll out a mandatory citywide Covid screening scheme to combat the epidemic.

Source: The Standard December 22, 2020 06:33 UTC