February 26 Or Ho-yeung, 2, dies at Prince of Wales Hospital. March 1 Ho Po-yi, 3, dies at Tuen Mun Hospital. March 6 Series of contingency measures announced to cope with flu surge in public hospitals. Government also begins giving daily updates of flu outbreaks in schools and other institutions. March 11 Law Ho-ming, 7, dies at Tuen Mun Hospital. March 11 STFA Ho Yat Tung Primary School, which Ho-ming attended, closes. March 12 All primary schools, special schools and kindergartens ordered closed. March 13 Expert panel says the deaths of three children with flu-like symptoms do not mean Hong Kong is facing a deadly influenza outbreak. March 14 No new flu virus is involved in deaths of two children in Tuen Mun Hospital, gene sequencing by Centre for Health Protection shows. Five secondary schools close early for Easter.
