Hong Kong leader defends health code plans to combat COVID


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Hong Kong Health Code (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved) Hong Kong leader John Lee on Tuesday defended the city’s plans to implement health codes that would more accurately restrict the movements of inbound travelers and those infected with COVID-19, dismissing concerns that the system could be used as a political or social control tool. Lee, who spoke at a regular news conference Tuesday, said that the health code plan is part of the city’s objective to adopt “precise strategies to minimize the scope of restrictions.” “We are a law-abiding place, the government will of course abide by...