Hong Kong mourns for lives lost to COVID-19

HONG KONG - The Hong Kong special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Saturday joined a national mourning for the martyrs and compatriots who died in the COVID-19 outbreak.

Various commemoration activities were held in Hong Kong to express deep condolence for the deceased.

At 8 am local time, the national flag and regional flag were flown at half-staff as a token of mourning at the headquarters of HKSAR government and the Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai.

The HKSAR Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, together with the president of the Legislative Council, Executive Council members and principal officials of the HKSAR government, observed three minutes of silence at the Chief Executive's Office.

"I believe we can win the battle against the virus and embrace a new spring," said a Hong Kong youth surnamed Cheung who came to pay a silent tribute at the Golden Bauhinia Square. He had been following reports about the development of COVID-19 outbreak for a long time.