[3] This is the fourth time Chief Executive Carrie Lam used her emergency power to make laws bypassing the Legislative Council.

The Regulation empowers the Chief Secretary for Administration to grant exemption to persons or projects such that legal requirements are not needed to be complied with, in order to prevent the spread of virus and swiftly contain the fifth wave, such that the Hong Kong Government may draw on support and resources from China in a "flexible and prompt" manner.

[5][6] On 4 March, the Government announced that John Lee, the Chief Secretary, exercised his authority to exempt projects, personnel and materials within the fenced-off works site in Lok Ma Chau Loop, where community isolation and treatment facilities were built.

[9] Carrie Lam said on 14 March she had authorised John Lee to grant exemptions under the emergency regulations for the unlicensed vehicles.

[10] Lam declined to comment on the responsibility should any accidents occur, but said the most important question to ask was: "who are these cross-border mainland lorries here in Hong Kong for?