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Coronavirus: as Mask Shortages Bite, What Must Carrie Lam Do to Fix Hong Kong’s Supply Crisis?

By Chloe Bennett

• Oct 8, 2026 • 6 min read

Coronavirus: as Mask Shortages Bite, What Must Carrie Lam Do to Fix Hong Kong’s Supply Crisis?

Direct Answer • Key Takeaway

Groups Supplying the Bulk of the 7½ Million Surgical Masks Donated in the City Have Suggested Following Their Lead by Sourcing the Masks from Countries Which Do Little Trade with China and Re-Routing Consignments Through Other Jurisdictions to Avoid Export Controls.

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