The city extended the regulation by two weeks to March 8. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HONG KONG – Hong Kong will prolong mandatory wearing of masks in public places, despite planning a number of campaigns to show visitors and residents alike that the city has escaped the shadow of Covid.
Though Hong Kong leader John Lee has said a number of times he hopes to remove the rule after the winter surge ends, he has yet to be more specific.dropped most of its other curbsThe extension potentially drags mask wearing into March, when the city will host a number of global events, making it the busiest month in more than three years.
Finance chief Paul Chan on Wednesday said the government would soon also launch a Happy Hong Kong campaign to boost the economy.
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