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Smokey Haze Hits HK

SCMP News @SCMPNews

Hong Kong barge fire sends cloud of acrid smoke sweeping across city

scmp.comHong Kong barge fire sends cloud of acrid smoke sweeping across cityResidents across Hong Kong reported “choking” smoke in the air on Wednesday night, hours after a barge carrying 2,000 tonnes of metallic waste burst into flames near Stonecutters Island.

4:19 PM ∙ Jun 2, 2021

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A massive barge carrying scrap metal burst into flame on Wednesday, with “acrid smoke” wafting all the way to Kowloon. Fire Services has notified residence in West Kowloon to keep doors and windows shut.

COVID-19

Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk

The Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating one imported #COVID19 case, taking the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 11,848

news.gov.hk1 imported COVID-19 case reportedThe Centre for Health Protection says it is investigating one imported COVID-19 case, taking the number of confirmed cases in Hong Kong to 11,848.

11:19 AM ∙ Jun 2, 2021

Coronavirus in Hong Kong

• New cases: 1 (all imported)

• Total cases: 11,849 cases so far (67 active cases, 210 total deaths, 11,572 total recovered)

Civil servants will be getting two whole days of paid leave if they get their vaccination done. The government is really pushing to up the city’s inoculation rate (paywalled), encouraging other employers to do the same.

From today going forward, those returning to HK from Macau or the Mainland will have to take more tests. Vaccinated people will have to do three tests now, those who are unvaccinated will have to do two.

So it’s 4 June tomorrow…

Only three days after reopening, the 4 June Museum with an exhibit on the Tiananmen Square Massacre has shut down. The museum was suspected of operating without a proper license.

Police will have 3,000 officers at the ready tomorrow in case of any unauthorised gatherings. Officers will reportedly conduct stop and searches around the Victoria Park area (paywalled), where the candlelight vigil was held in previous years.

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