It is the law that we pay taxes, have a driving licence, require a passport for travel, carry and produce our identity card when required, and obey all the laws that make Hong Kong a safe, civilised city. The government had no qualms about mandating that domestic helpers get vaccinated in order to have their contracts renewed. While this reeked of racism and snobbery, and was eventually withdrawn , it proved the government can act. It is disgusting that up to 2 million vaccine doses run the risk of expiring and will be discarded. This is a shameful condemnation of both Secretary for Food and Health Sophia Chan Siu-chee and Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor and their continued inability to connect with Hong Kong. Their failure reveals the fact that vaccination must be made mandatory for every Hong Kong resident. Failing to get vaccinated isn’t a political stance, it is a failing of people against their friends, families and Hong Kong. Many of us accept that our glorious city is a part of China. However, Beijing’s insistence that patriots govern is only half the answer. Hong Kong suffers not from its relationship with the mainland but rather from the failings of a chief executive who, as the city’s youth lose employment , thinks it fine to comment she has too much cash at home, and a secretary for food and health who oversaw the procurement of food that made some returnees staying at a quarantine centre unwell. Beijing may demand patriots, we demand competence. Mark Peaker, The Peak Let public servants lead by example on jabs As the city battles vaccination hesitancy, four publicly funded universities have set a good example as they expect students and staff who are not inoculated to be tested regularly for Covid-19 (“ More Hong Kong universities set to require jabs or Covid-19 tests ”, May 21). The government should follow their lead and require all the civil servants and employees of publicly funded organisations to be vaccinated. The requirement is especially important for schoolteachers, medical professionals and disciplined services staff with higher risk of infection. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and the Securities and Futures Commission should also issue guidelines for the financial institutions and public companies to encourage their staff to take the shots. Finally, it is hoped that the liaison office of the central government could help promote Covid-19 shots among the employees of mainland agencies and companies in Hong Kong. Simon Wang, Kowloon Tong