Lockdown orders will last for up to seven days under the new law. Photo: Getty Images
New powers allow Hong Kong government to lock down coronavirus hotspots
- Chief Executive Carrie Lam adopts powerful new tool to combat an escalating fourth wave of the virus and urges residents to stay home as much as possible
- Authorities tighten social-distancing restrictions, with restaurants to end dine-in service at 6pm and gyms to close, as 100 new cases confirmed
Lockdown orders will last for up to seven days under the new law. Photo: Getty Images