Too little, too late: Today's #HK COVID briefing was devoid of any reference to what our competitors are doing. Arrivals will still be welcomed with a PCR test, treated like lepers for 3 days and have to turn up for PCR testing 3 more times on days 2/4/6. 1/5
Prof Lo claims that testing will stop new strains entering, but of course it won't - we'll just know that they've arrived, raising prospect of stricter controls if they're found. As strains will evolve forever, that's an argument for testing forever. 2/5
https://twitter.com/tripperhead/status/1573227059639451648
There is no change to ridiculous requirements like RAT-test before going to bars (but not restaurants), or dining in groups >8 "with a common purpose", a group-gathering limit of 4 (even if outdoors), mandatory masks outdoors (but not in restaurants) etc. 3/5
And let's not forget the misnamed "LeaveHomeSafe" contact-tracing app, which everyone still has to use to enter any museum, eatery, gym, hair salon or other "scheduled premises" - grown-up countries have dropped all of that. #HK, Asia's Weird City. 4/5
There is one possible marketing spin though: position #HK as a "living museum", where nostalgic visitors can experience what life was like under draconian COVID laws, long after their countries have returned to normality. 5/5
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