Hong Kong (People’s Daily) – Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that the HKSAR government will soon launch a fresh round of financial aid to industries hit hard by the COVID-19 epidemic on Tuesday, after a total of HK$280 billion had been shelled out to boost the local economy.

“Amongst all sectors, those providing hospitality, catering, tourism and personal services are facing the most tremendous hardship,” Lam told reporters ahead of the Executive Council meeting this morning that the government fully understood how these industries had been affected by strict social distancing measures. 

Lam revealed that the government has started preparing for the new round of anti-epidemic funds and is now engaging in different sectors to come up with measures to offerof more relief. 

“I’m confident that we could all preserve our capacity and wait for the economy to bounce back,” Lam said.

 The government is to present some proposals for discussion on a special meeting on August 28, convened by the Legislative Council President and the cChairman of the House Committee.

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