Hongkongers Protest Quarantine Clinics, Angry Over Open China Border

Hongkongers Protest Quarantine Clinics, Angry Over Open China Border
People wearing protective face masks commute on a tram in Hong Kong on Feb. 9, 2020. Dale De La Rey/AFP via Getty Images
Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
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Hundreds of Hongkongers and several pro-democracy lawmakers marched in Kwai Chung District on Feb. 16 to protest a government plan to name an outpatient clinic as one of 18 designated coronavirus (COVID-19) treatment clinics in the city.

Locals taking part in the march, protesting plans to name the South Kwai Chung Jockey Club General Outpatient Clinic as one of those facilities, could be heard shouting slogans such as “the government’s incompetence kills Hong Kong people” and “there are no ‘rioters,’ only a tyrannical regime,” according to Hong Kong media.

Frank Fang
Frank Fang
Reporter
Frank Fang is a Taiwan-based reporter. He covers U.S., China, and Taiwan news. He holds a master's degree in materials science from Tsinghua University in Taiwan.
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