Hong Kong birthday party exposes nearly 200 people to COVID-19

A party attended by over 200 folks in Hong Kong has left over a dozen authorities officers in Quarantine.
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A birthday bash in Hong Kong pressured almost 200 folks — together with 13 bureaucrats — to quarantine for COVID-19 regardless of the federal government’s pandemic warning, based on experiences.

About 170 folks, together with senior officers and legislators, are in lockdown after Monday’s get together for a consultant of a mainland Chinese language company.

Principal Liaison Officer for Hong Kong, Shenzhen Qianhai Authority, Witman Hung is quarantining after attending the party the place two attendees examined constructive for COVID-19.

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Secretary for House Affairs of the Hong Kong Particular Administrative Area authorities Caspar Tsui Ying-wai is quarantining as Hong Kong is making an attempt to beat again the Omicron variant.

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Christopher Hui, Hong Kong authorities Secretary for Monetary Companies and Treasury is in quarantine as properly. Hong Kong Chief Govt Carrie Lam advised authorities officers to make use of their trip time to quarantine.

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A few of Hong Kong’s prime politicians and greater than 20% of its new “patriots-only” legislature might be crammed into 200-square-foot rooms with no WiFi entry as the federal government tries heading off an Omicron outbreak, based on Bloomberg Information.

Two of the get together’s visitors have examined constructive for COVID-19.

In response to the incident, Hong Kong Chief Govt Carrie Lam ordered investigations into 13 authorities officers who attended the get together, all of whom had been advised to make use of their trip depart throughout quarantine.

Commissioner of Unbiased Fee Towards Corruption, Simon Peh Yun-lu is quarantining. This isn't the primary time authorities officers in Hong Kong have disobeyed their very own COVID protocols.

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Hong Kong Police Commissioner Raymond Siu Chak-yee is quarantining. Hong Kong Chief Govt Carrie Lam is launching an investigation into the federal government officers who attended the get together.

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Edmond Au Ka-wang, director of Hong Kong SAR Immigration Division might be amongst these quarantining in a 200 sq. foot room with out wifi.

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This isn't the primary time Hong Kong authorities officers have disregarded steering they've requested the general public to comply with. In July, three Hong Kong officers had been fined for attending a dinner that breached virus measures.

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