Top Hong Kong Police Officer to Lead Covid Task Force, SCMP Says
- John Tse was public face of the police during unrest in 2019
- Move comes as the city rushes to control omicron outbreak
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Hong Kong is tapping another official who played a key role in the 2019 protest crackdown to combat its worst Covid-19 outbreak of the pandemic, the South China Morning Post said.
John Tse, the face of the police during the unrest as head of its public relations office, will take a “leading role” in the new task force, the newspaper reported, citing unidentified sources. Tse, now commander of Kwai Tsing district, was to start Monday.