But priority should be given to elderly, people with weak immunity and workers with high exposure to virus, joint scientific committee says.

Property tycoon Li Ka-shing has been named one of China’s 10 richest people in a list that includes Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan for the first time. According to the Hurun China Rich List 2021 published on Wednesday, Li, 93, and his family ranked eighth with wealth of US$33.4 billion. The richest person is Nongfu Spring bottled water entrepreneur Zhong Shanshan, 67, who has an estimated personal wealth of US$60.6 billion. Zhang Yiming, 38, founder of TikTok owner ByteDance, took second place after his wealth tripled last year to US$52.8 billion. ‘Battery King’ Zeng Yuqun, 53, of CATL, tripled his wealth and rose to third spot with US$47.4 billion. Alibaba’s Jack Ma and his family held the top spot in the previous two years but now trail in fifth place “after Ant’s listing was suspended and Alibaba was fined a record US$2.8 billion for monopolistic practices”, the Hurun list said. It noted that eight of the 10 fastest risers are in the new energy business, while sports brands and semiconductors both had a good…