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Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu will head a new command structure to coordinate 13 government task forces in an effort to contain a recent rise in coronavirus cases, vowing to “achieve the greatest effects with the lowest costs”. Chaired by Lee, the committee will include the chief secretary, his deputy, as well as the ministers for health, civil service, environment and ecology, and home and youth affairs, in addition to other top officials. Lee expressed hope that the new group would “achieve the greatest effects with the lowest costs, thereby protecting the lives and health of residents while minimising...
