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Letters | Hongkongers feel trapped by quarantine and travel restrictions in place
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I have lived in Hong Kong for 14 years. I love it here, and this is the place I call home. However, the ordeal I have experienced in the last few days has made me feel trapped.
Hong Kong has had its own travel rules for the last three years, and I will refrain from commenting on them. While I agree to abide by the rules, I must register my total disappointment with the fact that even accepting all these restrictions, the number of challenges one must go through to book a quarantine hotel room for one’s return to Hong Kong is a real nightmare.
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It is so complicated that one is forced to waste hours to get things done. It feels like when you get the plane ticket, you cannot get the hotel room and vice versa – a diabolic, vicious cycle that leads you to pure despair. This is not to mention that the price of airline tickets has skyrocketed because of many airlines giving up on Hong Kong as an aviation hub.
This is unacceptable and shows a lack of organisation and consideration for local residents.
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I hope that more quarantine rooms will be provided, the number of quarantine days reduced or Hong Kong residents who are vaccinated and test negative on arrival are allowed to quarantine at home so eventually we can travel more freely for business or personal matters. Thank you.
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