Letters | Coronavirus travel ban: shutting out Hong Kong kids stranded in the UK is inhumane
- Despite the emergence of a new coronavirus strain, several countries are allowing their residents to return from the UK while putting in place stricter entry requirements. Hong Kong could do the same

I am a mother of a child who has been stranded in the UK since he commenced his university studies there in September.
I believe that it is not the intention of the government to disregard the well-being of Hongkongers and put their lives at risk at a time when it is dangerous to be in the UK because of the pandemic.
Although other countries have also applied restrictions on travellers from there because of the fast-spreading nature of the new virus strain, many, including Australia and Japan, still allow their residents to return following a period of quarantine, which is reasonable and in line with humanitarian grounds.

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I understand the government is striving to prevent the rise in the number of Covid-19 cases from accelerating. However, shutting the door to all travellers from the UK, including Hong Kong residents, without a time frame is unreasonable and inhumane.
