As Hong Kong tightens Covid restrictions again, residents complain of being held ‘hostage’

Large parts of the world are opening up, but Hong Kong is still pursuing dynamic zero' despite rising cases and a public running out of patience

A viral open letter from a member of Facebook group, HK Moms, marked something of a shift in public opinion. The group is the type not usually preoccupied with the city's political upheavals, but the letter revealed a limit had been reached.

Addressing Carrie Lam, Hong Kong's chief executive, it accused the government of holding its citizens hostage with new Covid measures - the toughest restrictions since June 2020.