The following is issued on behalf of the Hong Kong Housing Authority:
 
     The Hong Kong Housing Authority (HA) welcomed the announcement by the Government today (May 31) to provide government employees with vaccination leave, and would extend the arrangement to all contract staff employed by the HA.
 
     "We fully appreciate the efforts and support of fellow HA staff members in helping combat the epidemic over the past 16 months", a spokesman for the HA said. "We hope that fellow HA staff members who have not yet vaccinated will consider doing so with the added facilitation of vaccination leave. This will better protect themselves and the public whom we serve, and will help restore to normality of society".

Ends/Monday, May 31, 2021
Issued at HKT 20:48

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