Hong Kong passes new law to speed up COVID-19 vaccine introduction – China

HONG KONG, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) — Hong Kong on Wednesday passed a new law to simplify the procedure of introducing COVID-19 vaccines in an effort to tackle the new wave of outbreak. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said at a press conference that the regulation, passed by the HKSAR Executive Council, allows the secretary for food and health to approve COVID-19 vaccines for emergency use under the government vaccination program. The new law will be effective immediately for a year. To greenlight a vaccine, the secretary for food and health will refer to…