On the surface, amid the fifth wave, Hong Kong’s coronavirus case data still looks much better than Singapore’s. It bears noting, however, that the overall death rate has remained the same for Singapore and its recent high caseload has not caused panic.

There is no conflict between upholding our freedom of speech and staying true to our tradition of honouring our teachers and authority figures

For years while Hong Kong was under British rule, the populace never demanded democracy in the form of "one man, one vote". People just got on with their lives, making money and raising their families.