People rest after receiving the Sinovac vaccine at a vaccination centre set up in an MTR station in Hong Kong on March 11. Photo: EPA-EFE
People rest after receiving the Sinovac vaccine at a vaccination centre set up in an MTR station in Hong Kong on March 11. Photo: EPA-EFE
Joshua M. Zimmerman
Opinion

Opinion

Joshua M. Zimmerman

Hong Kong’s Covid crisis: why it’s easy, but unfair, to blame Carrie Lam

  • The politicisation of Covid-19 is hardly unique to Hong Kong: Australia and Europe saw riots while, in the US, vaccine scepticism along partisan lines is rife
  • Small government in Hong Kong has meant a botched Covid response. But this same light touch ensures free markets and long-term prosperity are safeguarded

People rest after receiving the Sinovac vaccine at a vaccination centre set up in an MTR station in Hong Kong on March 11. Photo: EPA-EFE
People rest after receiving the Sinovac vaccine at a vaccination centre set up in an MTR station in Hong Kong on March 11. Photo: EPA-EFE
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