How local leadership failures left Hong Kong at the mercy of Omicron

Since 1997, Hong Kong has yet to confront a more serious non-political issue than the pandemic. On the heels of the 2019 protests and the aftermath, which considerably damaged confidence in our city, the way we have handled the latest wave of Covid-19 has put more doubts in the minds of the global community. Let me provide some perspective on the present mess.Why does Hong Kong have to follow mainland China’s strategy of “dynamic zero infection”? Why can’t we, like the rest of the world, move…

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