Why Hong Kong must lift Covid-19 flight ban and help residents stuck overseas

Hong Kong is now grappling with the fifth wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. After several extensions, the suspension of flights from nine countries is set to last until at least April 20.But without any indication from the government that it won’t be extended again, Hongkongers who are stranded in one of the affected countries face only two options. They can pay large amounts of money to “wash out” in a country not affected by the ban – provided there are still flights available and they can get a…

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