Hong Kong authorities have set up a task force to respond to a recent gastroenteritis outbreak among pupils who took part in exchange tours to mainland China, the education minister has said, promising to enhance safety protocols and implement preventive measures against infectious diseases.
Secretary for Education Christine Choi Yuk-lin made the latest move after the number of acute gastroenteritis cases in the past few weeks reached at least 92, involving seven schools on different trips to Huangshan in Anhui in February and Shaoguan in Guangdong this month.
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