The first four chartered flights to bring Hongkongers back from one of the epicentres of the coronavirus pandemic cost taxpayers about HK$7.4 million (US$950,000), officials have revealed.The sum, disclosed in a government reply to lawmakers about the latest budget spending on Wednesday, means an average cost of HK$15,770 for each of the 469 evacuees aboard the flights from Hubei province.The paper also revealed that the Immigration Department spent another HK$17,000 on the operation.“The…
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