Will "Government kneels after a chaotic start" be one of the punchy headlines we will be seeing this morning? Remember that, prior to the ill-conceived ban, some top medical scientists - including Ho Pak-leung of the University of Hong Kong and David Hui Shu-cheong of the Chinese University of Hong Kong - had been vocal in calling for a total ban on dining-in at restaurants. At that time, the number of new cases began skyrocketing and few people, with the exception of some restaurant owners, opposed the idea. Also incredibly eye-popping was the rush to open a number of community halls in all districts for workers to dine in. I have little doubt that more mistakes will be made as we continue to cross the river.

Source: The Standard July 30, 2020 19:07 UTC