Hong Kong's Carrie Lam slams lawmakers questioning universal testing


Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor (second from left) visiting the Fire Eye Laboratory at Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Center in Hong Kong. - Xinhua

HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN): Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam has said that it is outrageous that some lawmakers continuously questioned the upcoming massive Covid-19 testing in Hong Kong and incited residents to boycott the scheme.

Lam said on social media that the testing will help find invisible Covid-19 patients and curb the spread of the disease, which which will help Hong Kong's anti-epidemic fight.

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