China News Service, Hong Kong, January 30. A spokesman for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government said on the 30th that the European Union (EU) announced that it would launch an export control mechanism and ban the export of new crown vaccines when necessary. development of.
The spokesperson said that he noted that the EU has stated in the announcement that it will work hard to ensure that the new regulations do not affect vaccine manufacturers and third parties to export vaccines in accordance with the pre-purchase agreements that have been signed.
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government has actively followed up with vaccine manufacturers that have signed pre-purchase agreements, and is committed to ensuring that the ordered vaccines can be supplied to Hong Kong as scheduled.
The SAR government has proposed to Fosun Pharma that it needs to learn from relevant parties and is committed to ensuring that Fosun Pharma/BioNTech vaccines exported to Hong Kong under the pre-purchase agreement will not be affected.
The spokesman said that he will continue to negotiate procurement agreements with vaccine manufacturers around the world and in the Mainland to obtain more vaccine supplies that meet the requirements of safety, effectiveness and quality, and strive to provide relevant vaccines to Hong Kong as soon as possible.
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