Hong Kong's mass testing finds 23 confirmed COVID-19 cases

A total of 23 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been detected through a mass virus testing program in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), a senior official said on Saturday.

Matthew Cheung, chief secretary for administration of HKSAR government, urged people to seize the opportunity to sign up for the voluntary scheme and get tested for the sake of their own health and the health of others.

The program has been extended and will now officially end next Monday (September 14).

Some 1.666 million people have signed up to be tested in Hong Kong and tests on nearly 1.616 million samples have finished as of Saturday night 8 p.m., according to the HKSAR government.