Hong Kong Won’t Open to World Until Mid-2022, Lam Aide Says
Jun 9, 2022, 1:00 am
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In today's (Thursday) Standard:
"Outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam ruled out the possibility of opening the border with mainland China in the foreseeable future."
EDIT:
In today's (Friday) Standard:
"Outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the city can’t function as a global financial hub if quarantine controls remain, adding pressure on the next administration to relax border curbs."
"Outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam ruled out the possibility of opening the border with mainland China in the foreseeable future."
EDIT:
In today's (Friday) Standard:
"Outgoing Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said the city can’t function as a global financial hub if quarantine controls remain, adding pressure on the next administration to relax border curbs."
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Jun 13, 2022, 11:53 pm
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Today Tuesday Carrie Lam says:
“Even though there are many voices and substantive demands, including those from business groups, especially the international ones and financial institutions, asking the SAR government to relax our measures guarding against imported cases, so that people coming from overseas would not need to be quarantined in hotels or undergo more tests, we refused to give in a single inch.”
“Even though there are many voices and substantive demands, including those from business groups, especially the international ones and financial institutions, asking the SAR government to relax our measures guarding against imported cases, so that people coming from overseas would not need to be quarantined in hotels or undergo more tests, we refused to give in a single inch.”
Jun 14, 2022, 4:32 am
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Today Tuesday Carrie Lam says:
“Even though there are many voices and substantive demands, including those from business groups, especially the international ones and financial institutions, asking the SAR government to relax our measures guarding against imported cases, so that people coming from overseas would not need to be quarantined in hotels or undergo more tests, we refused to give in a single inch.”
“Even though there are many voices and substantive demands, including those from business groups, especially the international ones and financial institutions, asking the SAR government to relax our measures guarding against imported cases, so that people coming from overseas would not need to be quarantined in hotels or undergo more tests, we refused to give in a single inch.”
People from overseas: "We want to give you our money"
HK Gov: "No"
Jun 14, 2022, 7:14 am
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Today Tuesday Carrie Lam says:
“Even though there are many voices and substantive demands, including those from business groups, especially the international ones and financial institutions, asking the SAR government to relax our measures guarding against imported cases, so that people coming from overseas would not need to be quarantined in hotels or undergo more tests, we refused to give in a single inch.”
“Even though there are many voices and substantive demands, including those from business groups, especially the international ones and financial institutions, asking the SAR government to relax our measures guarding against imported cases, so that people coming from overseas would not need to be quarantined in hotels or undergo more tests, we refused to give in a single inch.”
Jun 14, 2022, 7:16 am
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Sad news about the floating Jumbo restaurant: https://www.shine.cn/news/world/2206146799/
Jun 17, 2022, 9:36 pm
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good catch. Of course, Chinese language doesn’t have past / future / present tense, if I recall my mandarin classes (I assume Cantonese is the same despite 10 tones).
Jun 17, 2022, 10:55 pm
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Non-native English speakers from HK often add superfluous past tense inflectors to their verbs. Some of my friends who have been entirely educated in English (in proper international schools and/or outside HK) for 15+ years still do it. I don't think you can read any future intentions into that sentence.
Jun 18, 2022, 7:57 am
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I’m sure there are tons of people itching to celebrate that one!
Jun 23, 2022, 12:25 pm
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From Friday's SCMP:
"On Thursday, incoming health minister Dr Lo Chung-mau told a radio programme he would pursue the possibility of reducing the hotel quarantine period to no less than five days. He added that any reduction would be coupled with other health requirements, such as self-isolation at home or point-to-point travel for visitors."
"On Thursday, incoming health minister Dr Lo Chung-mau told a radio programme he would pursue the possibility of reducing the hotel quarantine period to no less than five days. He added that any reduction would be coupled with other health requirements, such as self-isolation at home or point-to-point travel for visitors."
Jun 24, 2022, 12:26 am
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From Friday's SCMP:
"On Thursday, incoming health minister Dr Lo Chung-mau told a radio programme he would pursue the possibility of reducing the hotel quarantine period to no less than five days. He added that any reduction would be coupled with other health requirements, such as self-isolation at home or point-to-point travel for visitors."
"On Thursday, incoming health minister Dr Lo Chung-mau told a radio programme he would pursue the possibility of reducing the hotel quarantine period to no less than five days. He added that any reduction would be coupled with other health requirements, such as self-isolation at home or point-to-point travel for visitors."
Jun 24, 2022, 9:29 pm
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I think they were referring to travellers having point-to-point travel planned when they are released into the community prior to the end of mandatory quarantine. For example, it could be the CEO of HSBC travelling only between his Q hotel and his office for the 7-day period. No eating in at restaurants.