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Letters | Coronavirus in Hong Kong: why do top bosses get to skip quarantine?
- While Hong Kong’s desire to protect its financial industry is understandable, quarantine measures should be applied equally, given that Covid-19 does not discriminate
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It is with much dismay that I read about senior executives from financial institutions, including those from overseas, being allowed into Hong Kong without having to undergo quarantine (“Hong Kong to exempt thousands of financial executives from quarantine”, May 31).
While I understand that Hong Kong as a financial hub needs to support its many institutions to stay competitive, this should not come at the cost of public health.
Being a senior executive with your own corporate jet does not mean you are exempt from the potential threat of being a carrier of the Covid-19 virus. Many of the world’s top leaders, including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former US president Donald Trump, have been infected.
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Every citizen that returns to Hong Kong is subjected to the most stringent quarantine measures. All Hongkongers have lived through rigorous restrictions and localised lockdowns. Some families have been isolated for weeks in quarantine centres under the most dismal conditions. Many local businesses have failed. So why do we have to offer preferential treatment to senior executives?
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Inside Hong Kong's mandatory coronavirus quarantine camp at Penny's Bay
Inside Hong Kong's mandatory coronavirus quarantine camp at Penny's Bay
They should have to find their own way around the guidelines if they want to do business in Hong Kong. Everyone is equal before this deadly virus.
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