People queue at compulsory Covid-19  testing centres at Terminal 1, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok. SCMP writer Stephen McCarty recently encountered Hong Kong red tape at it’s worst at the airport. Photo: Felix Wong
People queue at compulsory Covid-19 testing centres at Terminal 1, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok. SCMP writer Stephen McCarty recently encountered Hong Kong red tape at it’s worst at the airport. Photo: Felix Wong
Stephen McCarty
Opinion

Opinion

Stephen McCarty

As people in uniforms blindly follow orders, Hong Kong is having the life slowly squeezed out of it

  • Looking for the one open Cathay Pacific lounge at Hong Kong International Airport, writer Stephen McCarty encountered Hong Kong red tape at its worst
  • Adhering to rules, no matter how ridiculous, is nothing new in the city, but it also encapsulates a Covid-19 policy with zero chance of success

People queue at compulsory Covid-19  testing centres at Terminal 1, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok. SCMP writer Stephen McCarty recently encountered Hong Kong red tape at it’s worst at the airport. Photo: Felix Wong
People queue at compulsory Covid-19 testing centres at Terminal 1, Hong Kong International Airport, Chek Lap Kok. SCMP writer Stephen McCarty recently encountered Hong Kong red tape at it’s worst at the airport. Photo: Felix Wong
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