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Hong Kong's Disneyland shuts its doors until further notice over the deadly virus outbreak in central China, a day after city authorities classified the crisis as an emergency. The closure will pile fresh misery on Hong Kong's tourism, leisure and retail industries which have already been battered by more than seven months of often-violent pro-democracy protests. IMAGES
One of Hong Kong's premier tourist draws, Disneyland, opens its doors to the public following nearly five months of closure over virus fears. The reopening is a fresh boost for a city that has largely managed to defeat the coronavirus. IMAGES
A Hong Kong cruise ship carrying 3,700 people was ordered back to port on Wednesday for virus testing after nine people were found to be close contacts in an Omicron variant outbreak. IMAGES
Hong Kong police cordon off the city's main Victoria Park, ordering those playing sports to leave, as China's Communist Party celebrated its centenary which coincides with the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong's 1997 handover to China by colonial Britain. The force said they had seen online calls for people to attend "banned rallies", so they were closing the grounds. IMAGES
A vaccination centre has been closed in Hong Kong after authorities suspended the use of Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines after being informed of a packaging problem with a batch of vials. The city said its decision came after they were contacted about the issue by Fosun, the Chinese pharmaceutical company that is distributing the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine in China. IMAGES
People queue at a library in Hong Kong's shopping district Causeway Bay as the financial hub kicks off its inoculation drive with the Chinese-made Sinovac coronavirus vaccine. The elderly, frontline workers and medical staff are prioritised at the first stage. The first shipment of one million Sinovac jabs arrived from the mainland last Friday and Chief Executive Carrie Lam and members of her cabinet received their jabs earlier this week. IMAGES
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