Mainland medical professionals who have assisted Hong Kong in the fight against COVID-19 take selfies during a farewell ceremony at Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong International Airport, May 5, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
HONG KONG – A farewell ceremony was held as Hong Kong bid farewell to around 400 Chinese mainland medical professionals who have been in the city for almost two months to treat COVID-19 patients.
The medical workers from 25 Guangdong hospitals have arrived in Hong Kong in three batches as the city’s anti-pandemic fight reached the most critical juncture in March, recording over 10,000 new cases every day.
They have been working with their local counterparts to take care of confirmed patients in the community treatment facility at AsiaWorld-Expo. More than 1,200 COVID-19 patients have since received their treatment and were discharged from the facility.
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor delivers a speech during a farewell ceremony for mainland medical workers who have assisted the city in the fight against COVID-19, Hong Kong, May 5, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor presents banners to mainland medical professionals during the farewell ceremony at Regal Airport Hotel at Hong Kong International Airport, May 5, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor presents banners to mainland medical professionals during the farewell ceremony at Regal Airport Hotel at Hong Kong International Airport, May 5, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
A farewell ceremony is held at Regal Airport Hotel in Hong Kong for mainland medical professionals who have assisted the city in the fight against COVID-19, May 5, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor takes a group photo with mainland medical workers who have assisted the city in the fight against COVID-19, Hong Kong, May 5, 2022.
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A farewell ceremony is held for mainland medical professionals who have assisted Hong Kong in the fight against COVID-19, Regal Airport Hotel, Hong Kong International Airport, May 5, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
Mainland medical workers who have assisted Hong Kong in the fight against COVID-19 depart Hong Kong for the mainland on May 5, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)
Mainland medical workers who have assisted Hong Kong in the fight against COVID-19 depart Hong Kong for the mainland on May 5, 2022. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)