The Government announced that the compulsory testing exercise for the Lam Tin restricted area ended today with no confirmed COVID-19 cases found.

It made a restriction-testing declaration last night, requiring people at On Kin House, On Tin Estate to stay in their premises and undergo compulsory testing. As at 1am today, around 1,100 residents had undergone testing.

After the compulsory testing exercise finished at around 7am today, enforcement action was taken to verify that all people in the restricted area had undergone testing according to the requirements of the declaration and compulsory testing notice. Compulsory testing orders were issued to three people for not having undergone the compulsory testing.

In addition, Government staff visited about 360 households in the restricted area, of which six did not answer the door. Follow-up measures will be taken.

According to the compulsory testing notice issued yesterday, people who stayed in the building for more than two hours from November 4 to December 2 must undergo testing by December 4 even if they were not in the restricted area when the declaration took effect.