[Hong Kong downgrades COVID-19 epidemic response level] the Hong Kong Special Administrative region (HKSAR) Government announced today (30 May) that after referring to the latest opinion of the World Health Organization (WHO) COVID-19 (that is, the COVID-19 epidemic is no longer a "public health emergency of international concern") and assessing the local situation and risks and virus variation, With immediate effect, the contingency level under the "Preparedness and contingency Plan for New Infectious Diseases of Public Health importance" will be lowered from "emergency" to "alert".