Hong Kong authorities have resisted pressure from some groups to shut all its borders with China
Thousands of Hong Kong medical professionals voted to begin a five-day strike Monday after the government refused their demand to shut all entry points from China amid a deadly virus outbreak on the mainland.
Measures already announced by the government “are doomed to fail when the government is adamant in refusing to address the crux of the problem,” the union said in a statement after the vote. “As country after country begins to announce the banning of foreigners’ entry from China, the Hong Kong government chooses to keep its doors wide open.”
A complete border closure is “not the right answer,” she said. She previously said the impact would be “far-reaching” if authorities were to do so.
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