HONG KONG: Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government has earmarked over HK$8.4bil (RM4.3bil) for the procurement and administration of Covid-19 vaccines, aiming to have the majority of the population vaccinated for free this year, a senior government official said.
“It is the government’s top priority to contain the epidemic so that businesses and the public can be back to their daily routines, ” said Financial Secretary of the HKSAR government Paul Chan when delivering the annual budget yesterday.
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