Hong Kong’s 3rd COVID-19 Wave: 42 New Cases Coincide With Opening of Beijing’s New National Security Office

Hong Kong’s 3rd COVID-19 Wave: 42 New Cases Coincide With Opening of Beijing’s New National Security Office
Police officers walk past a plaque outside Beijing's new national security bureau office after its official inauguration in Hong Kong, on July 8, 2020. Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
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Hong Kong has excelled at preventing a mass CCP virus outbreak amid the worldwide pandemic. But a recent uptick in cases coincidentally occurred following Beijing’s formal implementation of its national security law.

“We can see Hong Kong has had a COVID wildfire after the implementation of the National Security Law,” said Kalvin Ho, vice president of the Hong Kong Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood (ADPL), a pro-democracy political party, during a press conference. He raised concerns that there was a lack of information about the COVID-19 testing for mainland Chinese staff who are working in the newly established national security bureau in Hong Kong.