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FS visits biomedical firm in UK

Financial Secretary Paul Chan yesterday visited a biopharmaceutical company and the Royal College of Art, and attended a lunch hosted by the China-Britain Business Council, as part of his ongoing trip to London.   Mr Chan visited AstraZeneca and met the company’s senior management to learn about its drug research and development activities, as well as its latest expansion plans.   AstraZeneca indicated that following in-depth talks with Hong Kong’s Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises, it plans to develop a research and development centre in Hong Kong and will engage in further discussion with relevant government departments on the matter.   The Financial Secretary then attended a roundtable luncheon held by the China-Britain Business Council, and met representatives of British enterprises that do business, or plan to do business, either in the Mainland or Hong Kong.   Mr Chan later visited the Royal College of Art, which collaborated with the Hong Kong Polytechnic Unive

617 virus cases in restricted areas

The Government today announced that 617 preliminary positive COVID-19 cases were found in the compulsory testing exercises involving three restricted areas in Kwun Tong and Tseung Kwan O.   It made restriction-testing declarations yesterday to cover Sau Wah and Sau Yee houses of Sau Mau Ping Estate in Kwun Tong and Block 5, On Ning Garden in Tseung Kwan O, where about 2,070, 2,030 and 910 people were tested.   A total of 259 preliminary positive cases were detected in Sau Wah House, 273 in Sau Yee House and 85 in Block 5, On Ning Garden.   There were also 83 indeterminate cases in the three buildings.   The Centre for Health Protection will follow up on the cases.
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