Hong Kong Plots Different Covid Path to Xi’s Zero Tolerance
- City’s elite become more assertive over reopening the city
- Officials still bound by China’s rigid Covid Zero policy
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As Chinese cities such as Shanghai and Beijing stick ever more closely to Covid Zero principles, no matter the economic cost, Hong Kong is methodically moving toward opening up to the rest of the world.
On Tuesday, the government brought forward a plan to ease social distancing rules, allowing people to go mask-free when exercising outdoors and doubling the maximum number of diners per table to eight. That came two days after Hong Kong ended a two-year ban on visits by all non-residents and eased some restrictions on inbound flights.