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For nearly two years, some businesses owners in Hong Kong felt confident that they had weathered the worst of the pandemic. That changed this month when Omicron started spreading, and officials returned to the trusted “zero-Covid” playbook that Hong Kong shares with mainland China. Restaurants were forced to shut down by 6 p.m. Small animals were culled . Flights from eight countries were suspended . Imports came to a standstill. Hong Kong is chasing the same dogged virus strategy as China, hoping this will strengthen ties to Beijing and allow it to declare victory over Covid-19 . But in the...
