Hong Kong's draconian "COVID zero" policies, in line with China's, is prompting many expats to think about leaving in favor of places with less restrictions.
By Scott Murdoch and Kane Wu HONG KONG (Reuters) - Late last year, Tania Sibree quit her well-paid job as a financial services lawyer in Hong Kong and.
HONG KONG - Late last year, Tania Sibree quit her well-paid job as a financial services lawyer in Hong Kong and returned to Australia rather than live a moment longer with the city's strict coronavirus restrictions. Sibree, who said she had enjoyed the previous five years in Hong Kong, is one of hundreds – possibly thousands – of foreign expatriate.
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Tania Sibree late last year quit her well-paid job as a financial services lawyer in Hong Kong and returned to Australia rather than live a moment longer with the territory’s strict COVID-19 restrictions.
Sibree, who said she had enjoyed the previous five years in Hong Kong, is one of hundreds possibly thousands of foreign expatriate professionals who have left or are planning to leave, threatening to dent the territory’s standing as one of the world’s financial hubs.
“The hotel quarantine made it just so tough for people to travel and that was the big incentive to being in Hong Kong,