HK$3.75m in monthly expenses for Covid isolation facilities ‘not waste of taxpayer money,’ Hong Kong gov’t says
The Hong Kong government has defended its monthly spending of HK$3.75 million to maintain defunct Covid-19 isolation centres after one legislator described the bill as “shocking.” Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn addressed lawmakers in the Legislative Council on Wednesday as meetings to discuss the financial year’s budget continued. As part of initial questions asked by lawmakers ahead of the meetings, legislator Chan Hoi-yan had asked the Development Bureau how much the city was spending on maintaining the Covid-19 isolation facilities. The Development Bureau said in a written reply ...