Hong Kong fourth wave: time and trust in short supply for Carrie Lam’s government to rein in coronavirus

After some early successes, the Hong Kong government is struggling to balance public health, the economic impact and social acceptance in its pandemic response

It cannot muster the capacity to fight the virus without the public on its side, but if it fails to contain the pandemic, public support will dwindle further

Anthony Cheung

Published: 6:45am, 22 Dec, 2020

Updated: 7:16am, 22 Dec, 2020

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Anthony Cheung Bing-leung is research chair professor of public administration at the Education University of Hong Kong and a former secretary for transport and housing (2012-17). He was president of the Hong Kong Institute of Education and chair professor of public administration until June 2012. Prior to 2008, he was a professor at the Department of Public and Social Administration of the City University of Hong Kong.