Hours after the Jordan area re-opened after a 48-hour lockdown, the Hong Kong authorities locked down the Yao Ma Tei area in Kowloon. Starting from 7 p.m. on Tuesday, residents at 15-27 Pitt Street and 3 Tung On Street are required to complete CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus testing by midnight. All are prohibited from leaving the “restricted area” until the compulsory testing is complete. Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said at her weekly briefing earlier on Tuesday that future lockdowns will involve fewer streets and be more sudden than the Jordan one. On Tuesday, Hong Kong Public Opinion Research Institute (PORI) released the latest polls based on a Jan. 18 to 22 survey. Regarding the satisfaction of the Hong Kong government, 61 percent were dissatisfied versus 16 percent satisfied. The 1,011 surveyed are Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong residents aged 18 and up, according to PORI, a continuation of the …
Hong Kong Locks Down One More Area and Mandates Overnight Virus Testing
January 27, 2021
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