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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
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
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam receives the Chinese Covid-19 Sinovac vaccine, along with other Hong Kong leaders. IMAGES
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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