Hong Kong’s leader, Carrie Lam, was summoned to a meeting on the mainland where she got a direct order sent from Xi Jinping: Get the outbreak under control ahead of planned visit by the Chinese president's to the city
HONG KONG—As Covid-19 cases spiraled and elderly Hong Kong residents lay on gurneys outside, Chinese Vice Premier Han Zheng summoned the city’s leader, Carrie Lam, to a closed-door meeting in the mainland city of Shenzhen.
Mr. Han, Beijing’s highest-ranking official overseeing Hong Kong affairs, passed on a direct order from President Xi Jinping: The city’s government must bring the outbreak under control within weeks, ahead of a planned visit to the city by the Chinese leader to mark the 25th anniversary of the former British colony’s return to Beijing’s rule on July 1, said people familiar with the meeting.
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