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On Today’s Tide
Politics | John Lee asks for LegCo to keep Q&A limited to specific areas.
COVID | COVID-exposer gets jail time.
Events
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John Lee wants focus for his Q&A session
Politics
Chief Executive John Lee requested that the Legislative Council spend his upcoming Q&A session today focusing on specific topics. While councillors are allowed to stray from the areas Lee asked them to discuss, he wishes to keep this session’s topics to the following:
land and housing supply
COVID action
promoting Hong Kong
“telling Hong Kong’s story well”
innovation and technology development
youth development
environmental hygiene and cityscape
Former CE Carrie Lam has not made this request before, although Legislative Council President Andrew Leung has said that Lee’s written request is an accepted and permitted practice by LegCo’s rules.
Jail for man who went out with COVID
COVID-19

COVID-19 in Hong Kong
New local cases: 2,085
New imported cases: 183
New deaths: 0
Total deaths: 9,405
Compulsory Testing Notice: 52 places
A man has received a one-year jail sentence for exposing himself to others while knowing that he tested positive for COVID-19. The 28-year-old went out to restaurants and used public transport in February over a period of five days.
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Hong Kong Book Fair 2022
The book fair is back! Now in its 32nd installment, the book fair is the best place to get all your readable needs for the coming year. This year’s theme, as kind of expected, also celebrates Hong Kong’s 25th Anniversary of returning to China - “Reading the World: Stories of Hong Kong”.
When: 20-26 July
Time: Generally around 10am-10pm. Varies by day, check here.
Where: HKCEC
Cost: $10-$25
OPEN NOW: New Space Museum Dome Show: "Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D"
Like dinosaurs? Like Antarctica? Well, you’ll love the new 3D Dome show at the Space Museum! From the event itself:
Utilising top-tier computer graphics, the 3D Dome Show "Dinosaurs of Antarctica 3D" reconstructs Antarctica's hidden-greener-past when it was warm and forested with newly-discovered dinosaurs and bug-eyed creatures roaming freely. As we follow the hunt with Cryolophosaurus, the largest known early Jurassic carnivore on Earth, we learn that survival in the prehistoric Antarctica was no easy task.
When: 1 Jul 2022 - 31 Mar 2023
Where: Space Museum
How much: $12 - 32
ReThink HK returns 5-6 Oct
HT is proud to once again be a media partner for ReThink - HK’s biggest and most exciting sustainability conference. This year’s conference invites more than 300 expert speakers to share their visions and insights, covering important topics like economic progression while coexisting with nature harmoniously, efficient use of resources, transformation to a low-carbon society, and circular economy for future generations.
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For more local events, check out yesterday’s High Tide.
ANSWER : Ho is in the back row, 5th from the left. In other words, the guy whose button-down jacket pretty much aligns perfectly with Xi’s blue tie.
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