SING TAO Previous NextWallis WangA proposed health code system to allow "healthy" residents to dine in at restaurants at any time could see worsening cross infections, experts warn. The system, proposed by pro-establishment lawmakers, is likened to a three-color health code in the mainland, which is generated based on people's state of health, travel history and contact with patients. Hong Kong University microbiologist Ho Pak-leung said a health code system for all residents requires weekly tests for seven million people, which is not feasible. Pro-establishment lawmakers met Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung Kin-chung last Friday, urging the government to speed up the implementation of a universal testing program and launch a health code system. "If all necessary economic activities are forced to stop in order to avoid risks, what will happen to Hong Kong?"

Source: The Standard August 13, 2020 19:16 UTC