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Letters | Hong Kong should update or remove the mask mandate
- Readers discuss the implications of Cap 599I, and why the city should follow the mainland’s lead on masks
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According to Cap 599I, the government legislation that covers the mask mandate, the mandate only covers the specified disease of Covid-19. Therefore, unless the mask mandate is updated, the government cannot extend the mandate for other diseases.
Besides, is the mandate really justifiable at this point? The world has moved on and forgotten about Covid. Meanwhile, we in Hong Kong are still reminded each day about the so-called pandemic.
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If Hong Kong truly wants to move on from the pandemic and regain its prior status in the world, then we need to forget about Covid-19, otherwise the world will forget about Hong Kong.
Lee Ross, Kowloon City
Hong Kong must follow the mainland’s lead on masks
Hongkongers are patriots. For three years, we did what was requested. We were asked to get vaccinated and we did. We were asked to practise social distancing, to stay away from friends and loved ones, and we did. We were asked to quarantine, to mask up, and we did.
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