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The move comes at a time when international freight forwarding is pushing for a strong ‘zero COVID’ policy to align with China.

FedEx Corp. is closing its operational base in Hong Kong, the busiest cargo hold in the world, and relocating its pilots as the city considers tight measures for pilots to reduce the spread of Covid.

As the working class closes, FedEx will continue to operate in Hong Kong because the city is a key player in the Asia Pacific and a global network, a US company said in an email Wednesday.

The company said it was providing relocation assistance, without providing much.

FedEx move comes after Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam said Tuesday that officials will see stricter rules after three pilots of Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd.

The city is prioritizing its Covid-Zero principles in order to reopen the border with China.

The freight forwarding package will continue to serve Hong Kong with operators based in Oakland, California, the South China Morning Post reported, citing a memo from Robin Sebasco, Fedex’s chief pilot.

Hong Kong’s strict privacy laws have been detrimental to foreign and foreign businesses. [File: Tyrone Siu/Reuters]

Earlier in the year, the company relocated 180 pilots and their families from Hong Kong to California in a bid to establish a comprehensive airline, the Post said.

Cathay, the world’s third-largest cargo airliner, said Monday that all crew members who came from Frankfurt this month would be 21 days away from the government headquarters. Workers should also receive a third vaccine soon.

The pilot has also reached out to the pilots of Boeing Co. 747 for more volunteers to take part in what is called a closed system – which allows them to fly non-stop for three weeks before entering isolation for two weeks. return – to ensure that operations are not disrupted.