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Covid-19: Hong Kong’s epidemic has ended, gov’t advisor says

Hong Kong’s Covid-19 epidemic has ended, a government advisor has said, adding that there was “no need to worry” even in the event of a rebound. Ivan Hung, chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the University of Hong Kong’s medical faculty, said in an interview with RTHK published on Monday that the population…

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When can Hongkongers stop wearing masks?

This is a question that keeps cropping up in Hong Kong, which is currently one of the last places in the world where universal mask wearing in all public settings is compulsory. Universal masking has been one of the most recognisable features of public life in Hong Kong in the last three years. Most other…

Hong Kong’s barefaced future looks gloomy for mask makers

There was a surprise for government-watchers when it was reported that our new bosom buddies in Saudi Arabia had been told there were now no Covid-related restrictions at all in Hong Kong. This was, at best, a rather slippery use of language. We are still required to wear face masks in public and some individuals…

Can Hong Kong’s ‘patriots-only’ legislature hold itself to account?

Our constitutional structure requires that the chief executive be accountable to the Legislative Council (LegCo). This presumes that LegCo has sufficient autonomy to hold the chief executive and the Hong Kong government to account. Since authorities introduced our new “patriots-only” political system, we have yet to test this assumption. Can LegCo mount credible, transparent, and…

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