HONG KONG, Jan 25 - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Tuesday defended herself against criticism for not wearing a mask at newsconferences, saying it was so people could see how "solemn" she was when talking about the coronavirus.
Lam told a weekly press conference her decision not to wear a mask during media briefings was "well thought out" and that she wears one at other times. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam speaks without a mask during a news conference in Hong Kong, China January 22, 2022. REUTERS/Joyce Zhou/File Photo
Last week, Hong Kong authorities enraged pet lovers with an order to cull more than 2,000 hamsters after tracing an outbreak to a worker in a shop where 11 hamsters tested positive.
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