Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung says the government has no implementation timetable for launching a “health code” at the moment. Matthew Cheung Kin-chung said the government has no implementation timetable for launching a “health code” at the moment, as the recent third wave outbreak has yet to be stable. The chief secretary said on a radio program today that discussions on the health code hinged on whether health authorities on the mainland have faith in the SAR's ability to contain the epidemic. On the 12 Hong Kong people who were detained in Shenzhen, Cheung said the administration has learned all of them were in good health conditions after contacting the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office in Guangdong. “We have been closely following up the case, but we still have to respect the mainland's jurisdiction and legal proceedings,” he said.

Source: The Standard September 19, 2020 05:37 UTC