https://www.scmp.com/rss/510001/feed Collin Levy, a writer in Hong Kong, was a speechwriter for US president George W. Bush. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The Covid-19 story of the year is playing out in Hong Kong, and children again have a starring role. On Tuesday, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced that all kindergartens and primary schools will be closed for on-campus learning until after the Lunar New Year. With experience as a guide, it will be much longer than that. The decision was made in pursuit of the city’s goal of zero-Covid, in an effort to please Beijing, where the party leadership is using any means necessary to... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3162963/hong-kong-school-closure-zero-covid-goal-not-worth-damage-childrens?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3162963/hong-kong-school-closure-zero-covid-goal-not-worth-damage-childrens?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 12 Jan 2022 22:45:21 +0000 During the past year, as the world struggled with Covid-19 and politicised its prevention, Hong Kong has been a beacon of sanity and rational behaviour, managing infections and quelling multiple waves of the virus. Unlike the United States, where the question of masking became a partisan issue, Hong Kong has seen nearly universal wearing of masks and united community action against the virus. Now, suddenly the tide of rationality has turned. As wealthy countries around the world begin to return... https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3135925/convince-people-get-vaccinated-open-hong-kongs-borders?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/article/3135925/convince-people-get-vaccinated-open-hong-kongs-borders?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 05 Jun 2021 22:45:17 +0000