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.
Attached to the post was a photo of about 10 Christmas and New Year cards she had received from the city's people recently.
Earlier on Thursday, riot police were out in force with officers spraying blue dye and subduing several protesters.
The protests have been largely peaceful for much of December after pro-democracy candidates overwhelmingly won district council elections the month before.
Hundreds of protesters, dressed in black and wearing face masks, descended on shopping malls around the Chinese-ruled city, shouting popular slogans such as "Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times!"
Some protesters also smashed the glass doors of an HSBC branch and started a fire at the entrance
