Hong Kong struggles to win back tourists, ‘World City’ crown

Hong Kong is making all-out effort to lure business people and tourists back after nearly three years of pandemic isolation [Edmond Ng]

Hong Kong, China – Early last year, when COVID cases in Hong Kong surged and the government closed schools and speculated about mass testing its residents, David Bruce had seen enough. It was time to leave town.

Hong Kong was in the throes of the pandemic’s “fifth wave” and sending patients who tested positive to a quarantine centre for up to 21 days.