Lawyers who recently left Hong Kong say they were concerned about the inability to travel without a quarantine requirement, the extended periods of home schooling required for children due to lockdown measures and the lack of a clear exit strategy from current pandemic-related restrictions.
April 20, 2022 at 12:33 AM
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Asia Editor
Hong Kong’s draconian measures surrounding its zero-COVID strategy have driven expat lawyers out of the city.
According to joint research by Law.com International and legal recruiting firm, Major, Lindsey & Africa (MLA), scores of expat partners from such firms as Allen & Overy, Clifford Chance, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, DLA Piper and Norton Rose Fulbright have recently departed Hong Kong, either to return to their home country or relocate to a new jurisdiction.
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