Tuesday, 2 January 2024

Hong Kong struggling to get back to “normal”

Mainland tourists in Tsing Sha Tsai

With tens of thousands of people crossing the border to or from Hong Kong during the holiday season, people in Ho53 Kong have been enjoying post-pandemic life for almost 10 months since the mask mandate was finally lifted at the beginning of March 2023.

The city government has launcheda series of campaigns such as “ Hello Hong Kong” to boost tourism and “ Happy Hong Kong” to lighten residents’ hearts as part of efforts to boost the city’s economy. Hong Kong is rising from the sickbed of Covid-19 and is ready to stand tall again. 
 

The intent of Hong Kong’s leadersto bring back the vibrancy of business in the city is not in doubt. The question is whether Hong Kong will return to the kind of normality that prevailed before the pandemic. Read on…


Meantime the United States is not helping by attacking policies that treat Hong Kong as a separate entity. We are caught up in the Cold War between Washington and Beijing.