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News Comment Lifestyle Coronavirus More + Subscribe Members of the public wait in line at a Covid-19 testing facility in Hong Kong, where cases are surging. Photo: Bloomberg Coronavirus Hong Kong + FOLLOW Business / Companies CORONAVIRUS: HONG KONG START-UP PROCURENET AIMS TO RELIEVE CITY’S RAPID TEST KITS SHORTAGE THROUGH MANNINGS * PROCURENET, A PHARMACEUTICAL MATERIALS SUPPLIER, HAS SIGNED A DEAL WITH MANNINGS TO MAKE ITS RAT KITS AVAILABLE IN THE CITY * THE START-UP PLANS TO DONATE THE FIRST BATCH OF 50,000 TEST KITS IN HONG KONG THROUGH NGOS Topic | Coronavirus Hong Kong E3B1C256-BFCB-4CEF-88A6-1DCCD7666635 Eric Ng + FOLLOW Published: 6:30pm, 15 Feb, 2022 Updated: 7:14pm, 15 Feb, 2022 Why you can trust SCMP Top picks China Macro Economy ‘No desire to pay’: China’s manufacturers feel the pain of Ukraine crisis 3 Mar 2022 Coronavirus ‘500 Covid testing centres planned’, but ‘maximum consensus’ on lockdown elusive 4 Mar 2022 Magazines Inside the crazy rich life of Hong Kong actress Manna Chan 3 Mar 2022 News As Hong Kong weighs lockdown, experts consider legal implications 3 Mar 2022 Members of the public wait in line at a Covid-19 testing facility in Hong Kong, where cases are surging. Photo: Bloomberg Hong Kong start-up ProcureNet aims to plug the shortage of Covid-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) kits in the city with supplies from its Chinese partners who are ramping up manufacturing capacity, according to its founder and CEO Gurbaksh Chahal. The pharmaceutical materials supplier struck a supply agreement last Friday with Mannings, one of the city’s largest health and beauty retail chains, to make its kits available in Hong Kong, the Indian-American entrepreneur told the South China Morning Post on Tuesday. He declined to divulge quantities citing confidentiality. “The discussions moved very quickly – [in] less than 48 hours the initial quantity to the final order increased by 10 times,” he said. 170 Link Copied Post Share Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Email Messenger Line Telegram Copy Link We use cookies to tailor your experience and present relevant ads. By clicking “Accept”, you agree that cookies can be placed per our Privacy Policy. ACCEPT