Acting Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Matthew Cheung speaks at a press conference in Hong Kong, south China, Jan. 23, 2020. Hong Kong confirmed two cases of novel coronavirus pneumonia on Thursday for the first time after the infectious disease broke out in central China's Wuhan city. Matthew Cheung announced strengthened control measures in the high-speed railway station at a press conference in the evening. Cheung said the health declaration form system currently imposed on inbound travelers by air from Wuhan will be expanded to railway passengers, and the railway operator will improve cleansing and disinfection for trains arriving in Hong Kong. (Xinhua/Lui Siu Wai)
