Kidman quarantine exemption sparks anger in Hong Kong eNCA
Nicole Kidman has been allowed to circumvent Hong Kong's strict rules.HONG KONG - Hong Kong's decision to grant Hollywood star Nicole Kidman a quarantine exemption as she films an Amazon-funded series about the lives of wealthy expats has sparked public anger.
Arrivals from high-risk countries have to stay in hotel quarantine for 21 days, while lower-risk countries have seven days hotel quarantine followed by a further seven days of self-monitoring.Hong Kong's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau confirmed the Australian actress and other film crew had been granted an exemption"to carry out designated professional work".
Social media has since filled with comments by expats and local Hong Kongers over Kidman's quarantine exemption -- and the decision to film a series about the city's wealthy foreign elite at a time when China is purging dissent in the financial hub.
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