Hong Kong has mostly aligned with China’s “zero-COVID” strategy. Now Chief Executive John Lee says the city must provide “maximum room” for “connectivity with the world.”
Amid Covid-19 fatigue and brain drain, Hong Kong is losing a tsunami of talent to the rest of the world. Home-grown talent and professionals from the Greater Bay Area are no substitute for what is available from a global talent reservoir. Something fundamental needs to shift here – and on the mainland.