Hong Kong leader John Lee on Tuesday defended the city's plan to implement health codes that would more accurately restrict the movements of inbound travellers and those infected with COVID-19, dismissing concerns that the system could be used as a political or social control tool.
Hong Kong leader John Lee on Tuesday defended the city’s plan to implement health codes that would more accurately restrict the movements of inbound travellers and those infected with COVID-19, dismissing concerns that the system could be used as a political or social control tool.
The health code measures are being considered amid an increase in COVID-19 infections after the city battled its worst outbreak that spiked its cumulative numbers to over a million infections and over 9,000 dead. Lee said the health code system is a way of “early identification” of possible infections while affecting the least number of people.
However, if it's intended for use with home quarantine instead of hotel quarantine, then the result will be “more transmission,” he said.Despite Lee’s reassurances about the health code system, some Hong Kong residents remain wary about it. “In the long run, I think we have to be realistic about what kinds of risks we may be facing,” Lee said.
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