The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (FSTB) today (August 10) said that a secretary has tested positive for COVID-19 through a rapid antigen test.
The secretary is responsible for providing secretarial support to the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury, Mr Christopher Hui. She does not need to have contact with the public in performing her duties and she wore masks and followed relevant disease prevention measures at work. She has no recent travel history. She last went to work on August 9.
Mr Hui has been taking COVID-19 rapid tests every day and the results are all negative.
The FSTB will conduct thorough cleaning and disinfection at the relevant offices and arrange for relevant staff members to undergo COVID-19 tests in accordance with the advice from the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health.
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