Readers call for a long-term solution to the manpower shortage in public hospitals, argue that mass testing is a waste of public money, and question the effectiveness of a vaccine pass when many venues are closed.
As the financial secretary prepares to deliver the 2022-23 budget, readers call for financial measures that boost environmental goals, and suggest ways for the budget to tide Hong Kong through this tough time while keeping an eye on the future.
Pointing to volatility in the global economy, Financial Secretary Paul Chan says he has been ‘carefully judging these uncertain factors … while preparing the next year’s budget’.