Hong Kong has ordered 15 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine, split between China's Sinovac Biotech and Pfizer-BioNTech.
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The first batch of one million will arrive from China in January, while another million from Pfizer/BioNTech is due in the first quarter of next year, Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said on Friday.
The government aims for 30 million doses in total, with each person needing two injections to be fully vaccinated.
It is also in talks to buy the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine. That shot is expected to arrive in the second half of next year.
Priority will be given to the elderly and other vulnerable categories, Lam said.
The former British colony has avoided the large outbreaks seen in other major cities around the world, reporting about 7300 cases since January, with 114 deaths.
Australian Associated Press
