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2021-11-05T05:48:48.490Z


Starting this month, the government began to require mandatory use of the "safe travel" program when entering and exiting government premises. On the other hand, the government began to arrange for the citizens to receive a third dose of vaccination.


Starting this month, the government began to require mandatory use of the "safe travel" program when entering and exiting government premises; on the other hand, the government began to arrange for the citizens to receive a third dose of vaccination. From next Thursday, it will be for people with weakened immune systems and a higher risk of infection. People and other specific groups are vaccinated.

These measures are actually necessary from the perspective of epidemic prevention or from the perspective of customs clearance with the mainland as soon as possible.


The Mainland has passed various channels to Hong Kong and stated that compulsory tracking is a necessary prerequisite for customs clearance. However, the Hong Kong government has been procrastinating on the application of "travel with peace of mind" for a long time in the past, showing its bureaucracy.

From these issues, if the government wants to get rid of its image of weakness and incompetence, it must be more decisive in making decisions.

Epidemic prevention measures are understandable

The compulsory use of "travel with peace of mind" and the third injection have attracted certain opposition in the society, but it is undoubtedly something that should be done right now.

On the theoretical level, many so-called Western countries that value freedom and democracy already have similar measures, which reflects that even Western societies agree that the public interest of the society overrides individual freedom.

For example, France also mandates that people must use tracking programs or produce vaccine certificates in many public scenes.

Many countries have also begun to vaccinate their citizens with the third dose. For example, New York City in the United States has even mandated that civil servants be vaccinated.

In terms of Hong Kong's situation, the most urgent task is to clear customs between Hong Kong and the Mainland as soon as possible. This is of utmost importance for alleviating Hong Kong's economic pressure and facilitating the transportation of people between the two places.

And if Hong Kong wants to clear customs with the Mainland as soon as possible, it should naturally also consider launching a program with compulsory tracking capabilities.

The Joint Scientific Committee of the Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health recommends that three types of people be given the third injection, including those over 60 years old.

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The government should play a leading role

Although the political situation in Hong Kong has largely returned to stability after the anti-revision movement, with the intervention of the central government, the SAR government still retains the bureaucratic style of the past in decision-making, and lacks the decisiveness that leaders should have.

When the "Travel with peace of mind" program was launched at the end of last year, the Hong Kong government did not show any specific plans on how to use it to integrate with the mainland's epidemic prevention system. Instead, people speculated on whether the government intends to use it for tracking purposes.

The government is also dragging its feet on this issue. At first, it said that it would not use it compulsorily, but later slowly changed its plan.

This means that the government may lack planning and foresight from the beginning, or it may be that officials are afraid of things and want to slowly try private responses.

Regardless of the reason, this is a symbol of the government's lack of decisive power.

Officials did not take advantage of the dividends of political stability. When making decisions, they often suffered from procrastination. In the end, they would only lose sight of one another. Not only were they unable to persuade the opponents, they also lost confidence in those who had hoped.

To solve the predicament, the government should exert its leadership and act decisively when it should do things. While rationally persuading the opponents, the government should plan and act well on the other.

As long as they have the foresight to make good decisions and deliver good results, the government can naturally gain greater acceptance and reverse the embarrassment of weak governance.

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Source: hk1

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