"All arrivals in #HongKong must still quarantine in a hotel at their own expense for two or three weeks, which has been in place since 2020. The policy is expected to last into 2022 — possibly until after the Chinese Communist party congress in November." ft.com/content/73b398…
"Hong Kong’s refusal to change tack has renewed questions from the international business community about the city’s status as a global financial centre and the efficacy of its quarantine policy."
“The mood is increasingly dark,” said Tara Joseph, president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. “People are losing out on seeing their families, which is becoming very difficult on a personal level, and are losing clients, which becomes difficult for business.”
@bencowling88 said maintaining the measure for as long as three weeks “doesn’t make sense to me but that is what we will have to face for a year or longer if we continue on a zero-Covid path”.
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