Hong Kong has begun free coronavirus testing for all residents in the Asian financial hub, as the mainland Chinese-led initiative faced scepticism from the city's medical community and public, with some activists urging a boycott.
The initiative began this morning with a 60-strong mainland team conducting tests. It is the first direct help from China's health officials for the semi-autonomous city as it battles the pandemic.
The scheme has emerged as a politically charged issue, with authorities in Hong Kong and China saying critics are trying to smear the central government.
A Hong Kong pro-democracy union of healthcare workers and several activists called on Sunday for a boycott of the scheme. Some democracy activists have suggested that