Lam promises resources for courts, updates virus alert

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said her administration will give additional resources to the judiciary if the courts need help handling cases related to unrest.

Speaking to the media on Tuesday ahead of the weekly meeting with her cabinet, the Executive Council, Lam said she is "extremely grateful" to the judiciary for devising ways to cope with the large number of arrests and prosecutions so that justice can be "effectively served" amid the unprecedented challenges facing the city.

Her remarks came a day after Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li said in his address at the opening of the new court year that a task force had been set up to study how courts could manage the surging volume of cases.