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Letters | The world won’t stand still for Hong Kong – just look at the crowds flocking to Singapore instead
- Readers discuss the dearth of tourists in Hong Kong compared with other thriving hubs, the undersupply of quarantine hotel rooms, and the inflexible booking systems that are costing the public
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I believe those in government who design the policies to handle Covid-19 have the best intentions, but they really need to look at the world outside for themselves.
One of Hong Kong’s edges over other Asian cities was its connectivity to the world; the airport was our pride. It’s one of the reasons Hong Kong could be an aviation and financial hub.
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I just returned from a trip to Singapore, my first trip in two-and-a-half years.
In Hong Kong, our once busy, humming airport was eerily quiet and empty. The airport in Singapore was as it was when I last visited in 2019. The whole place was buzzing, filled with travellers, holiday seekers, businesspeople and transit passengers. Life is back to normal in Singapore.
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People were disciplined, with many wearing their masks outdoors even though they are only mandatory indoors. I learned of the many high-powered business and finance people who have relocated there from Hong Kong because of our strict Covid-19 restrictions which are out of step with the rest of the world.
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