Hong Kong leader urges patience amid pushback against mandatory seat belts on buses

Hong Kong’s leader has called for the public to recognise that seat belts are widely implemented in other jurisdictions, following complaints about the city’s new mandatory rule on buses, with passengers lamenting that the restraints were ill-fitted for young children and prevented commuters from reaching “stop” buttons to alight. Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said on Tuesday the new regulation was a necessary responsibility that the city must accept to protect lives, and that it was informed...