Hong Kong’s street cleaners are at the front line of the city’s fight against the outbreak. Photo: Nora Tam

Calls for street cleaners to get better protective gear, as rest of Hong Kong hunkers down for coronavirus storm

Union urges for improved gear for city’s 11,900 street cleaners under government and its five contractors
Such workers still have to go about their daily duties – even more so than ever

Topic | Coronavirus outbreak

Fiona Sun

Published: 9:00am, 2 Feb, 2020

Updated: 11:01pm, 2 Feb, 2020

Hong Kong’s street cleaners are at the front line of the city’s fight against the outbreak. Photo: Nora Tam

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Fiona Sun

Fiona Sun is a news reporter on the Hong Kong desk of the South China Morning Post. She writes on issues that matter to the city’s residents, including geographic communities, ethnic minorities or those brought together by common causes and interests.