Senior Hong Kong Official to Leave Over Covid Scandal, SCMP Says
- Carrie Lam reportedly seeking Home Affairs Secretary’s ouster
- City government to release probe results before Lunar holiday
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A senior Hong Kong government official is expected to be pushed out for attending a large birthday party that fueled complaints of double standards by authorities enforcing Covid-control measures.
The city’s leader Carrie Lam has started procedures to oust Home Affairs Secretary Caspar Tsui, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a politician well connected with mainland Chinese authorities. This comes despite efforts by several pro-establishment figures to save Tsui, who had been sent to a government quarantine camp for being a close contact of one preliminary positive Covid-19 patient.