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Deputy Secretary of the Department of Justice Zhang Guojun was diagnosed and quarantined yesterday, and at least 12 senior officials have been recruited since August.

2022-09-02T03:16:00.468Z


The epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded severely. Yesterday, the number of confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 10,000, and senior government officials were also recruited.


The epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded severely. Yesterday, the number of confirmed cases in a single day exceeded 10,000, and senior government officials were also recruited. A spokesman for the Department of Justice said this morning (2nd) that the nucleic acid test result of the deputy secretary of the Department of Justice, Cheung Kwok-kwan, was positive for the coronavirus disease. , is being quarantined according to the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection, and he still went to work yesterday. After Sun Dong, Director of the Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau, contracted the epidemic on Monday (29th), another senior official was recruited. Since August, a total of At least 12 officials have tested positive.


The Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau also stated today that Permanent Secretary Wong Chi-cho tested positive for nucleic acid and is currently under quarantine in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.

The most recent work date was yesterday.


▼A list of infected officials in August▼


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A spokesman for the Department of Justice said today that the deputy secretary of the Department of Justice, Cheung Kwok-kwan, has tested positive for the coronavirus disease nucleic acid and is being quarantined in accordance with the guidelines of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.

His last work date was yesterday, and he wore a mask and complied with relevant epidemic prevention measures at work, and conducted a daily rapid antigen test.

No recent travel history.

The spokesperson said that the relevant offices will be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, and other relevant staff will continue to be tested.

Zhang Guojun's nucleic acid test was positive and he was quarantined.

(Photo by Liang Pengwei/File photo)

In addition, a spokesman for the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau also said today that the Permanent Secretary of the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, Huang Zhizu, tested positive for nucleic acid and is currently under quarantine in accordance with the guidelines of the Center for Health Protection of the Department of Health.

The last work date was yesterday, and he wore a mask and complied with relevant epidemic prevention measures at work, and conducted a rapid antigen test every day.

He has no recent travel history.

Senior government officials have been recruited in a series recently. Since August, a total of at least 12 people have been diagnosed. Except for Zhang Guojun and Huang Zhizu, this Monday (29th), Sun Dong, director of the Bureau of Innovation, Technology and Industry, and Fang Xuecheng, director of the Civil Engineering and Development Department, were infected. Senior officials who have been diagnosed earlier include Deputy Secretary for Administration Cheuk Wing-hing, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Qiu Yinghua, Commissioner of Police Xiao Chak-yi, Director of Immigration Au Ka-hong and Commissioner of the Independent Commission Against Corruption Wu Yingming.

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Source: hk1

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