‘Life is unbearable’: Hong Kong cross-border truck drivers endure mainland China’s tightened pandemic restrictions as Omicron infections surge
After enduring strict Covid-19 measures that kept him from seeing his wife and friends for more than two years, cross-border Hong Kong truck driver Liu Kun-ming has made the painful decision to shut down his transport company.“I want to get out as soon as possible,” said the 53-year-old who has been transporting goods from mainland China to Hong Kong for more than two decades. “It’s hopeless and there’s nothing much I can do.”He said he could no longer stomach the “inhumane” measures imposed by…
After enduring strict Covid-19 measures that kept him from seeing his wife and friends for more than two years, cross-border Hong Kong truck driver Liu Kun-ming has made the painful decision to shut down his transport company.“I want to get out as soon as possible,” said the 53-year-old who has been transporting goods from mainland China to Hong Kong for more than two decades. “It’s hopeless and there’s nothing much I can do.”He said he could no longer stomach the “inhumane” measures imposed by…