JohnRawls wrote:
I
heard a different conspiracy theory.
1. China at first intended to let the patients come to Hong Kong for medical treatment,
because the Mainland medical system cannot cope with the outbreak. A to-be-completed public housing estate (close to many others where many people live) was designated as a camp for these patients.
2. The Hong Kong protests in the past year revealed that, (a) Hongkongers do not trust Mainlanders anymore, and, (b) most charities, including the Red Cross and Médecins sans frontières, turned a blind eye on the perils suffered by Hong Kong protesters.
3. Also, many Mainlanders had been arrogant during the protests, claiming that they didn't need Hong Kong. This epidemic proved otherwise.
4. The result of combination of hypocrisy (in 2) and arrogance (in 3) made people all over the world,
especially Hongkongers, no longer willing to give a helping hand.
5. Point 4 is why China had resorted to closing down cities -- they literally have no choice but to lock potential patients up until death, very much like how flu chickens are treated.