Understanding Hong Kong’s Failure in Zero-COVID strategy <subtitle>What Hong Kong Can Learn from Singapore and Macao</subtitle>
The fifth wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong (2022) had brought a series of chaos to society. Nevertheless, its Asian neighbours, namely Singapore and Macao, have avoided such chaos. By investigating the well-rounded preventive measures and social environment in Singapore and Macao, this article highligh...
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| author | Wing-hung MOK Franky Ka-hin CHOI Gabriel Hoi-huen CHAN Chi-leung LIU |
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| description | The fifth wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong (2022) had brought a series of chaos to society. Nevertheless, its Asian neighbours, namely Singapore and Macao, have avoided such chaos. By investigating the well-rounded preventive measures and social environment in Singapore and Macao, this article highlights the Hong Kong government’s “idleness”. It reveals that the relationship between a government and its people does play a significant role in operating COVID-19 measures, which could directly prevent a large-scale outbreak. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-38e7e337d04642efbb643f2b2c5f347a2024-01-05T03:39:36ZengWorld Scientific PublishingEast Asian Policy1793-93052251-31752023-06-0115028910310.1142/S1793930523000144Understanding Hong Kong’s Failure in Zero-COVID strategy <subtitle>What Hong Kong Can Learn from Singapore and Macao</subtitle>Wing-hung MOKFranky Ka-hin CHOIGabriel Hoi-huen CHANChi-leung LIUThe fifth wave of COVID-19 in Hong Kong (2022) had brought a series of chaos to society. Nevertheless, its Asian neighbours, namely Singapore and Macao, have avoided such chaos. By investigating the well-rounded preventive measures and social environment in Singapore and Macao, this article highlights the Hong Kong government’s “idleness”. It reveals that the relationship between a government and its people does play a significant role in operating COVID-19 measures, which could directly prevent a large-scale outbreak.https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/10.1142/S1793930523000144 |
| spellingShingle | Wing-hung MOK Franky Ka-hin CHOI Gabriel Hoi-huen CHAN Chi-leung LIU Understanding Hong Kong’s Failure in Zero-COVID strategy <subtitle>What Hong Kong Can Learn from Singapore and Macao</subtitle> East Asian Policy |
| title | Understanding Hong Kong’s Failure in Zero-COVID strategy <subtitle>What Hong Kong Can Learn from Singapore and Macao</subtitle> |
| title_full | Understanding Hong Kong’s Failure in Zero-COVID strategy <subtitle>What Hong Kong Can Learn from Singapore and Macao</subtitle> |
| title_fullStr | Understanding Hong Kong’s Failure in Zero-COVID strategy <subtitle>What Hong Kong Can Learn from Singapore and Macao</subtitle> |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding Hong Kong’s Failure in Zero-COVID strategy <subtitle>What Hong Kong Can Learn from Singapore and Macao</subtitle> |
| title_short | Understanding Hong Kong’s Failure in Zero-COVID strategy <subtitle>What Hong Kong Can Learn from Singapore and Macao</subtitle> |
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