Carrie Lam, Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Ordered a disciplinary investigation of 13 senior officials who attended a party celebrating the birthday of a representative of the National People’s Congress. It was later found that two guests at the event tested positive for COVID-19.
The 13 high-ranking officials, including 19 members of the Hong Kong Legislature, and other guests attended the event. were sent to a state detention facility. All will be quarantined for 21 days to contain a new wave of outbreaks.
During a press conference late yesterday evening (Jan 7) Ms Lam said she had ordered an investigation. “In detail” that 13 senior officials attended the birthday party “Is it a violation of discipline?”
“I ordered all the officials who were quarantined saying, They should not refrain from performing their duties once more. and it shall be deemed that the quarantine period is the use of vacation days as well.”
The officials attended a party to celebrate the 53rd birthday of Whitman Hung, the Hong Kong Representative to the National People’s Congress of China (NPC), held on Monday before a speech. Orders to restore strict control measures will begin to come into effect. But following Lam had asked Hong Kong residents to refrain from gathering activities
Hong Kong confirmed its first case of COVID-19, “Omicron”, on Dec. 31. Three months following the number of new infections dropped to “zero”.
Since then, more and more infections have been found. And there are hundreds of high-risk contacts who need to be quarantined.
Among the senior officials attending the birthday party included Hong Kong Interior Minister Casper Tsui, Au Ka-wang, director of the Immigration Office Raymond Xiu. Siu, a high-ranking police commissioner, and Simon Peh, head of the Anti-Corruption Commission. The four officials have issued a public apology.
As for Oh Kawang, that has just been fined. last year After referred to a luxury dinner at a private club. by violating the ban on gathering more than 4 people
Hong Kong yesterday began enforcing a ban on eating inside restaurants following 6 p.m., including closing bars, clubs, gyms, beauty salons and swimming pools and limiting public gatherings to four. person
source: Archyde.com
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