Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader John Lee back at work after testing negative for Covid 2 days in a row following infection

Chief executive says on Facebook he has received all-clear blue health code after registering online with authorities

Health officials confirm 8,033 infections, including 503 imported ones, and 20 deaths related to the virus

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John Lee met the press in Bangkok earlier this month, as part of his Apec trip. Photo: Sam Tsang

Published: 4:08pm, 27 Nov 2022Updated: 9:31pm, 27 Nov 2022

Hong Kong leader John Lee Ka-chiu has returned to office following two successive negative Covid-19 tests, a week after he came down with the coronavirus upon returning from a high-level trade summit in Thailand.

“This morning, the rapid test continued to show one line and has been negative for two consecutive days. After I registered with the Department of Health’s system, I was assured that my travel vaccination pass has been changed to a blue code,” Lee wrote on Facebook on Sunday, referring to the city’s colour-coded pandemic system.

A blue code indicates the user can gain access to venues citywide.

The chief executive said he returned to office at 9am on Sunday to prepare for the week ahead.

About 770,000 doses of the second-generation booster by BioNTech arrived in Hong Kong on Saturday. Photo: Edmond So

Lee was confirmed positive for Covid-19 on Monday and went into quarantine after returning from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Bangkok.