Prognosis
Hong Kong’s Lee Acknowledges Discussions Over Easing Covid Curbs
- City leader says team is united despite the internal debates
- Surge in local Covid cases casts doubt on plans to lift curbs
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Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee has acknowledged the government is having internal conversations on whether to cut hotel quarantine, as pressure builds on the finance hub to reopen borders.
“In discussion of policies, we will, of course, bring up its pros and cons. After the discussion, once we decide, we will roll it out together,” he said Tuesday, in his first weekly news briefing since July 12. “In terms of preventing and combating Covid, the government team is united.”