How 6 Hong Kong celebrities survived the Shanghai lockdown, from Carina Lau and Gigi Lai’s Covid-19 testing pics on Weibo, to Rain Lee’s cheerful live-streams

Apr 20 , 2022

How are Shanghai-based Hong Kong celebrities spending their time in lockdown? Photos: Weibo

The Shanghai lockdown has undoubtedly wrecked havoc on the city, with food shortages that even Benny Chan and Lisa Jiang experienced, paying US$230 for veggies

Yumiko Cheng and Gigi Lai have been spending more time with family, but Yvonne Yung’s husband and daughter are in Shanghai, while she’s stranded elsewhere for work

The latest wave of Covid-19 infections in Shanghai has led to a huge impact on the metropolis. Under the zero-Covid policy, a strict lockdown was imposed while authorities handle the situation, meaning 25 million Shanghai residents have been ordered to stay home.

As many Hong Kong entertainers are moving their careers to mainland China, some of them have already relocated there for convenience’s sake. Many residents have taken their experiences to social media over the past few weeks and some of the footage has been shocking indeed. We take a look at how Hong Kong celebs have been dealing with the lockdown in Shanghai, based on their public social account postings.

1. Carina Lau

Carina Lau Ka-ling has been living in Shanghai since March 2021. Photo: @carinalau1208/Instagram

With numerous properties and investments scattered across Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and more, the semi-retired actress Carina Lau made Shanghai her permanent base in March 2021.

Carina Lau posted a photo of herself having a sample taken for her Covid-19 test in a neighbourhood outdoor testing facility. Photo: Weibo

Recently, she posted a photo of herself on Weibo having a sample taken for her Covid-19 test in a neighbourhood outdoor testing facility.

Another recent photo shows her relaxing on a balcony during the third day of lockdown, complete with the stunning city view of Shanghai from her flat, which is said to be located in an affluent neighbourhood.

2. Gigi Lai

Gigi Lai spent her lockdown in Shanghai cooking at home with her kids; on the image on the right, Lai shared a selfie of herself with Covid-19 prevention workers at the back. Photos: Weibo

Splitting her time in both Hong Kong and mainland China, Lai revealed on Weibo that she’s currently in Shanghai with her whole family under the pandemic lockdown.