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"Of course every piece of legislation must be enforced properly, and that’s why starting from yesterday the law enforcement authorities issued penalty tickets with the powers given under the regulation," said Lam as she met the media before this week's Executive Council meeting.
Officers issued the HK$2,000 notices under the emergency regulations introduced to help prevent local outbreaks of the coronavirus.
The first batch of social distancing measures was announced in late-March, and included limiting the number of people who can gather in public to just four, with offenders liable to a fine of up to HK$25,000 and six months in prison.
When asked by a reporter if the authorities would consider introducing more measures, such as making it mandatory for the public to wear face masks, Lam said that she has been in touch with members of an expert advisory panel, adding: "We have to consider the data and the development of the epidemic."