#FailedState #ChildAbuse
HK Government Asks a 10-year-old to Spend the Night Alone in a Motel During #SuddenLockdown
At 7pm on Feb 1, 2021, the Hong Kong Government imposed a sudden lockdown in fours districts, including Tsim Sha Tsui, a popular shopping area frequented by many locals.
A mother took her 10-year-old daughter for a haircut in Tsim Sha Tsui. She went for a quick grocery shopping, when her daughter was in the hair salon.
When the mother went back to pick up her daughter, the salon has been cordoned off by the authorities as a restricted area for mandatory #COVID19 testing.
Unable to reach her daughter, the mother waited in avail for hours outside the lockdown zone,
The authorities suggested renting a motel room for her 10-year-old daughter to stay alone overnight until the end of the government's operation at 7am the next day.
In frustration, the mother questioned, “will you yourself consider sleeping over in a motel in Tsim Sha Tsui?”
Showing her extreme disappointment, she described the options provided by the government as “useless.”
At around 22:30, the mother was told that her daughter would be released after being tested. The government staff stressed that it was a "discretionary" arrangement.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb2
https://bit.ly/3tqCL5g
#Child #TsimShaTsuiLockdown #Motel
HK Government Asks a 10-year-old to Spend the Night Alone in a Motel During #SuddenLockdown
At 7pm on Feb 1, 2021, the Hong Kong Government imposed a sudden lockdown in fours districts, including Tsim Sha Tsui, a popular shopping area frequented by many locals.
A mother took her 10-year-old daughter for a haircut in Tsim Sha Tsui. She went for a quick grocery shopping, when her daughter was in the hair salon.
When the mother went back to pick up her daughter, the salon has been cordoned off by the authorities as a restricted area for mandatory #COVID19 testing.
Unable to reach her daughter, the mother waited in avail for hours outside the lockdown zone,
The authorities suggested renting a motel room for her 10-year-old daughter to stay alone overnight until the end of the government's operation at 7am the next day.
In frustration, the mother questioned, “will you yourself consider sleeping over in a motel in Tsim Sha Tsui?”
Showing her extreme disappointment, she described the options provided by the government as “useless.”
At around 22:30, the mother was told that her daughter would be released after being tested. The government staff stressed that it was a "discretionary" arrangement.
Source: Apple Daily #Feb2
https://bit.ly/3tqCL5g
#Child #TsimShaTsuiLockdown #Motel