Hong Kong leader tests positive for COVID after APEC forum | Business and Economy News

John Lee’s positive test result comes days after meeting Chinese President Xi Jinping in Bangkok.

Hong Kong leader John Lee has tested positive for COVID-19 after travelling to a regional economic summit in an effort to restore the city’s battered international image and struggling economy.

Lee tested positive on Monday, the city’s government said, days after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other world leaders at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Bangkok.

“The Chief Executive is undergoing quarantine in accordance with the guidelines provided by the Centre for Health Protection,” the government said in a statement.

Lee’s office said he would work from home during his mandatory isolation period, and no member of his staff who accompanied him had tested positive.

The APEC summit was Lee’s first overseas trip since taking office in July and…