Covid-19 Quarantine Rules Threaten Hong Kong’s Role as Finance Hub, Businesses Say

In an effort to maintain zero locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, Hong Kong has imposed one of the world’s toughest quarantine regimes, confining most arrivals from overseas to a hotel room for as long as three weeks. The strategy is working but has drawn backlash from business groups in the city that say the economic cost is too high and risks the city’s status as one of the world’s top financial centers. Residents, too, have complained that they are unable to go on trips, visit sick relatives abroad or bring their children back from overseas schools and colleges.