Health

Hong Kong bar owners in ‘hunger strike’ over virus closures


A group of bar, karaoke and mahjong parlour owners have gone on a symbolic hunger strike in Hong Kong over anti-coronavirus measures that have kept them shuttered for most of the last year.

The four-day protest started on the pavement outside the Hong Kong government’s headquarters on Sunday — the one-year anniversary of when authorities first ordered a round of closures to stem infections.

Members of a group representing bar, karaoke and mahjong parlour owners take part in a symbolic four-day hunger strike outside the government’s headquarters in Hong Kong on April 5, 2021, over anti-coronavirus measures which have kept their industries shuttered for most of the last year. Photo: Peter Parks/AFP.

Those taking part are refusing food in shifts, more an act of protest than a full hunger strike.



READ SOURCE

This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you accept our use of cookies.