Hong Kong’s Strict Quarantine Rules Threaten to Erode Allure of Financial Hub

Hong Kong’s Strict Quarantine Rules Threaten to Erode Allure of Financial Hub
A child in front of skyline buildings, in Hong Kong, on July 13, 2021. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s government is facing growing pressure from business lobby groups to open borders or risk losing executives and investments as it shows no sign of easing one of the world’s strictest quarantine programs.

Working on billion-dollar deals while locked in hotel rooms for three weeks is becoming common for bankers in Asia’s financial hub even as counterparts in places like London and New York go straight back to their offices after travel.