As Hong Kong tightens Covid restrictions again, residents complain of being held ‘hostage’
by Helen Davidson in Taipei from Science | The Guardian on (#5VYJ4)
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.
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