Hong Kong Bar Owners In 'Hunger Strike' Over Virus Closures By AFP News on April 05 2021 5:48 PM A group of bar, karaoke and mahjong parlour owners have gone on a symbolic hunger strike in Hong Kong over anti-coronavirus measures that have kept them shuttered for most of the last year. The four-day protest started on the pavement outside the Hong Kong government's headquarters on Sunday -- the one-year anniversary of when authorities first ordered a round of closures to stem infections. Hong Kong's bars have been hit hard by coronavirus restrictions AFP / Anthony WALLACE Those taking part are refusing food in shifts, more an act of protest than a full hunger strike.