Hong Kong, China – When Francis Lee returned to the United Kingdom with his wife this week after a two-year stint at a top investment bank in Hong Kong, the portfolio manager felt sad to leave the city behind. But Lee’s sadness was far outweighed by his sense of relief.
“If the COVID policy wasn’t so harsh we would still be there, it’s the only reason I started looking for another job back in London,” Lee told Al Jazeera. “With all the unknowns about mass testing and quarantine facilities in Hong Kong, it’s anxiety-inducing. Without a roadmap, without any kind of timeline, you just don’t know how long it’s going to go on for.”
