Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s U-turn on Guangdong risk status not based on CY Leung’s criticism, sources say

Hong Kong’s last-minute decision to leave neighbouring Guangdong province off a list of destinations deemed medium-risk for Covid-19 was made before former city leader Leung Chun-ying publicly weighed in, according to sources familiar with the matter.The timing of the Saturday night U-turn night raised suspicions that health officials backed down after Leung, currently vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, hit out at the idea of halting the cross-border…

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