Letters | Hong Kong has much more personality than ‘Singabore’
- Readers discuss the suggestion that Hong Kong give up on attracting tourists, argue in favour of the city’s economic prospects, and question the implementation of Covid-19 rules
While Hong Kong has many things that can be found around the world, this city is the only place where these things get rolled into one convenient package, along with what is the world’s best public transport system. How many cities have examples of both ancient Chinese and Victorian architecture? We have every world cuisine imaginable here, far from simply Cantonese food.
Also, to compare Hong Kong to “Singabore” in tourism is laughable. We’re talking about a city state that bans chewing gum and makes having a drink an expensive exercise of self-regulation. Singapore sacrifices its soul in return for order and cleanliness; even a square foot of Hong Kong has more personality than Singapore could ever hope to have.
Next, I would like to address the letter, “Keep pandemic lunchtime rules for pupils in place”.
I find it hard to believe that someone in Hong Kong refuses to acknowledge the reality of the situation in front of them, but that reality is that Covid-19 is simply no longer a severe health threat to us in Hong Kong any more. A large number of our vulnerable people died during the fifth wave, and just about everyone else has had a booster dose of the vaccine.