Hong Kong doubles down on Covid restrictions to fall into line with mainland China

Carrie Lam appears willing to sacrifice city's reputation as an international business centre to please Beijing's push for zero Covid

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It used to be an international business centre, the bustling, vibrant commercial gateway to China and the rest of Asia.

But after weeks of lobbying by Hong Kong's global business community for the government to ease border restrictions and harsh mandatory quarantine to bring it into line with other trading hubs, the authorities have instead responded with even tougher measures.