[Wuhan Pneumonia] Lin Zhengyue returned to Hong Kong in Switzerland, did not respond to the issue of customs clearance, and tried to hold a press conference in the afternoon

Politics

Written by: Lin Jian

2020-01-25 09:07

Five new cases of coronavirus pneumonia have been confirmed in Hong Kong so far. The Chief Executive Lin Zhengyue returned to Hong Kong after ending her visit to Switzerland today (25th). She said that she will put the health of citizens first and prevent and fight epidemic diseases. In the afternoon, she hosted a press conference to explain the epidemic prevention measures.

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Lin Zhengyue visited Davos, Switzerland earlier to attend the World Economic Forum. When she met a reporter at the airport, she mentioned that in response to social events in Hong Kong last year, many overseas dignitaries and business people were very interested in Hong Kong. During the forum, the Hong Kong delegation and overseas delegations had more than 30 bilateral meetings, lectures, Interviews with international media, etc. She said that she believes that these meetings will help people from overseas politics and business understand what happened in Hong Kong recently.

Lam Cheng pointed out that during the period of departure, he kept in touch with the Secretary of the Food and Health Bureau, Chen Zhaoshi, and the Chief Secretary for Administration, Zhang Jianzong, announced a series of measures earlier. She mentioned that the government would convene a high-level meeting in the morning, and strived to hold a press conference in the afternoon, chaired by herself to explain the epidemic prevention measures. A reporter asked why Lin Zheng did not respond to why he did not return to Hong Kong early to deal with the epidemic, and whether the source of the disease would be blocked by "sealing" measures.

Lin Zheng pointed out that a press conference was held in the afternoon to explain the epidemic prevention measures. (Profile picture)

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