Hong Kong leader defends US bank head quarantine exemption [View all]
Source: AFP
Hong Kong leader defends US bank head quarantine exemption
Mon, November 15, 2021, 11:23 PM
Hong Kong's leader on Tuesday defended allowing the head of JP Morgan Chase to skip a three-week Covid quarantine imposed on most other visitors, saying he worked for "a very big bank".
The comments came as Hong Kong also announced more than 100 cargo pilots had been ordered into mandatory quarantine and that the city was at risk of running out of air crew.
JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon landed on Monday for a 32-hour whirlwind tour without undergoing the usual 21-day hotel quarantine even as the international business hub tightens restrictions to adhere to China's "zero-Covid" strategy.
Earlier this year HSBC's boss was forced to undergo a full quarantine during a trip to the city.
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