Customers wearing protective masks sit inside a Classified restaurant outlet at a closed Repulse Bay beach in Hong Kong on Tuesday (July 28). The island has been taken off-guard by the sudden jump of infections after managing to contain the spread locally as it tore across the world. Officials are now scrambling to slow what they're calling a third wave, while boosting health-care facilities that are reaching capacity. - Bloomberg
HONG KONG, July 28 (dpa): Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam on Tuesday was set to discuss a potential postponement of the September Legislative Council (LegCo) elections by up to a year with the Executive Council, according to reports.
The poll could be postponed due to concerns over the city's current spike in Covid-19 cases, the Hong Kong Economic Times reported on Tuesday.
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