The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government said Tuesday it had reached a tripartite agreement with Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, and the drug manufacturer AstraZeneca on donating 7.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine to the COVAX Facility (COVAX).

The vaccines donated by the HKSAR government to the COVAX will be donated to COVAX Advance Market Commitment Eligible Economies. The 7.5 million doses will be delivered before the second quarter of 2022 by shipments in batches.