Carrie Lam to hold virtual Legco Q&A session

Chief Executive Carrie Lam will resume her question-and-answer session with lawmakers on Wednesday, but this time it will be moved to a virtual setting.

The afternoon session will last 90 minutes.

The last time Lam attended a Legco meeting in person was in January.

At Wednesday’s virtual meeting, lawmakers are poised to grill the CE on her roadmap for the city to open up – including the lifting of a flight ban for several countries, the gradual easing of social distancing measures from April 21, and the decision to shelve plans for a universal testing exercise.

Third Side lawmaker Tik Chi-yuen said he hopes the CE will provide more details on how the city can open up without risking another wave of infections.

“So if the number of cases increases, what is the contingency plan? Up to now we do not know,” he said.

Tik said the government should come up with different contingency plans to prepare for situations that may arise as Covid rules are eased.

The lawmaker added that consistency is key to managing the public health crisis, adding that it’s unacceptable for the government to flip flop between opening up the city and closing businesses.