Should Hongkongers get a financial incentive for taking the new Covid-19 vaccines? Some local lawmakers think so. Photo: AFP Should Hongkongers get a financial incentive for taking the new Covid-19 vaccines? Some local lawmakers think so. Photo: AFP
Should Hongkongers get a financial incentive for taking the new Covid-19 vaccines? Some local lawmakers think so. Photo: AFP
Hong Kong /  Health & Environment

Hong Kong fourth wave: HK$5,000 to take the Covid-19 vaccine? Lawmaker floats the idea at Legco health panel meeting

  • While health secretary says idea could be considered ‘if circumstances allow’, initial focus will be educating residents about vaccine’s benefits
  • Amid resistance over mainland origins of some of the shots, opposition lawmaker asks Sophia Chan if she and other officials would take the jabs first

Topic |   Coronavirus pandemic
Zoe Low
Zoe Low

Updated: 2:23pm, 16 Dec, 2020

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Should Hongkongers get a financial incentive for taking the new Covid-19 vaccines? Some local lawmakers think so. Photo: AFP Should Hongkongers get a financial incentive for taking the new Covid-19 vaccines? Some local lawmakers think so. Photo: AFP
Should Hongkongers get a financial incentive for taking the new Covid-19 vaccines? Some local lawmakers think so. Photo: AFP
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