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Four Hong Kong politicians were sent to the quarantine camp after attending a birthday party, as a coronavirus scare widened.

HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities ordered about 170 people, including several...

Dozens of senior Hong Kong officials and lawmakers were yesterday ordered into quarantine after a COVID-19 cluster widened at a birthday party attended by many of the territory’s political elite. The high-profile entries into Hong Kong’s 21-day quarantine facilities have left authorities red-faced as they prepare to install a new “patriots only” legislature, which is scheduled to hold its first meeting next week. Senior Cabinet members, including police and immigration heads, as well as 19 legislators, were among 170 people who attended a Monday night birthday bash for Witman Hung (洪...

"I offer my sincere apology to all people of Hong Kong," Director of Immigration Au Ka-wang said after attending the party requiring 170 people to quarantine.

Many senior politicians — including over 20% of the new "patriots-only” legislature — flouted safety rules and will now be confined to quarantine with no wifi access.