https://www.scmp.com/rss/512011/feed Hugo Tang is a public policy and global affairs postgraduate at the University of British Columbia, with an interest in social, housing and planning issues in Hong Kong. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Hong Kong is now grappling with the fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. After several extensions, the suspension of flights from nine countries is set to last until at least April 20. But without any indication from the government that it won’t be extended again, Hongkongers who are stranded in one of the affected countries face only two options. They can pay large amounts of money to “wash out” in a country not affected by the ban – provided there are still flights available and they can get a... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3169029/why-hong-kong-must-lift-covid-19-flight-ban-and-help-residents?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3169029/why-hong-kong-must-lift-covid-19-flight-ban-and-help-residents?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:15:15 +0000