COVID-19: Hong Kong leader defends plans for health codes to tackle coronavirus amid privacy concerns

Hong Kong leader John Lee has defended the city's plan to introduce health codes to combat COVID, amid privacy concerns over the system used in mainland China. The proposed approach would restrict the movement of certain people, with those infected receiving a red code and those under hotel quarantine getting a yellow code. Mr Lee, who spoke at a regular news conference on Tuesday, said the plan is part of the city's objective to adopt 'precise strategies to minimise the scope of restrictions'.