Mainland epidemiological experts exchange views with Hong Kong government officials in a meeting on February 20. A team of mainland China’s top epidemiologists arrived in Hong Kong last week to inspect Hong Kong’s anti-pandemic arrangements and advise the local government. Photo: Xinhua
Opinion
Opinion
Hong Kong won’t win the Covid-19 fight by blindly following mainland China’s playbook
- Even with the help of mainland expertise, Hong Kong cannot replicate the conditions necessary for lockdowns and mass testing to succeed here
- Instead, the local government should work alongside Beijing to devise strategies for managing an endemic virus, living up to its role as a policy lab for China
Mainland epidemiological experts exchange views with Hong Kong government officials in a meeting on February 20. A team of mainland China’s top epidemiologists arrived in Hong Kong last week to inspect Hong Kong’s anti-pandemic arrangements and advise the local government. Photo: Xinhua
