Claim: Yuen Kwok-yung said the Legislative Council Election need not be moved or postponed because the local COVID-19 outbreak will be controlled within two weeks.
Fact-check: False: Microbiologist Yuen Kwok-yung did not comment on holding Legco election during COVID-19's third wave | annie lab
Verdict: false. the claim in the popular facebook post is groundless. yuen has never discussed upcoming election while hong kong is going through the third was of covid-19.
Organisation: annie lab
Author: Mandy Fung 馮思嫚;Judy Kwong 鄺苑楓
Date published: 2020-07-27T12:27:28