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Letters | Battered by Covid-19 fear, Hong Kong needs a rebound in happiness
- Readers reflect on the hope experienced after Covid-19 restrictions were relaxed, offer advice to the next chief executive and question the naming of a beach
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Forget a “rebound” in cases, are we going to see a rebound in happiness?
On April 21, as I walked down the street in Kowloon City with my dog, I was happy to see the streets, parks, restaurants and the many Thai massage parlours open once more. I felt something that I had not felt for a long time – hope. Hope that business will flourish once more, that people can go out and be happy again and, above all else, that the relaxation of rules means we are a step closer to normality.
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While we are still a long way off from pre-pandemic normality, we can once again experience some – not yet all – of life’s pleasures. However, despite this sense of hope I have begun to feel, I can’t help but think that I shouldn’t get ahead of myself since we are still adhering to the “zero-Covid” policy, and that we are still a long way from normality since the impending threat of a sixth wave is looming over us. At least for now, though, we can take a long overdue breather.
Lee Ross, Kowloon City
How next chief executive can steer city’s future
I was interviewed by your reporter, Jeffie Lam, seven years ago, on Hong Kong’s future. The resulting headline of the full-page article was “Time for a reality check on being a Chinese city” (March 10, 2015).
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