Originally Posted by
travelinmanS
They allow HK flights to continue because they need an excuse to end the zero Covid policy and blaming HK is convenient and acceptable to most people here.
The lack of flight shutdowns is certainly running contrary to their stated objective of Zero-Covid. However, their actions on the ground does not (currently) align with a plan to let it rip.
In any case the peak in HK seems to have passed so whether flights from there are shut down or not is no longer relevant to the current situation in China.