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Hong Kong’s ban on evening dine-in services will be extended for two more weeks, through the Lunar New Year holiday, according to a government source. Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor is expected to announce the extension of the ban and other coronavirus-related social-distancing measures at a press conference on Friday evening, while also fleshing out the details of a fifth round of pandemic relief funding. Lam previously said the relief funding for affected businesses would total some HK$4 billion (US$513 million). The extension would put a damper on Hongkongers’ traditional festive dinners out, requiring them to instead celebrate at...
