Hong Kong to launch 3rd round of relief measures: Carrie Lam
Hong Kong has adopted the strictest social distancing measures and restrictions on inbound visitors to cope with a resurgence of Covid-19 cases since the beginning of July.
Hong Kong has adopted the strictest social distancing measures and restrictions on inbound visitors to cope with a resurgence of Covid-19 cases since the beginning of July.
Lam, a pro-Beijing appointee, was one of a number of Chinese and Hong Kong officials sanctioned by the United States after Beijing imposed a sweeping security law on the semi-autonomous city in late June.
The arrests of the suspects, aged 16 to 21, on Wednesday marked the first such crackdown on anti-government activists not at the scene of street protests since the legislation came into effect on June 30
According to data from the city's health department, of the additional local cases, more than half were unlinked to previous cases.
One provision of the national security law orders authorities to “strengthen the management” of foreign news organisations.
The mask ban was introduced by invoking the colonial-era Emergency Regulations Ordinance (ERO) to prevent violent protesters from hiding their identities, saying the unrest amounted to a "public danger".
She said, "My first priority right now is to finalise as early as possible the package of relief measures under the second round of anti-epidemic funding".
The compulsory quarantine arrangements for persons arriving in Hong Kong from overseas took effect on March 19.
As the demonstration gaind momentum, the participants started a fire and blocked some roads in the Tai Ton district, prompting officers to rush to the area soon later at night to disperse the crowd.
The Hong Kong government said in a statement on Thursday that the "degree and extent of violence committed by radical protesters" in the city was "unprecedented".
