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"The predominant driver is politics, and now these old guards need to make way for their successors.", said Prof. Sharif

"The city and its leaders must look beyond short-term issues and ask hard questions about the end game and how much more Hongkongers can take", said Prof. Sharif

Prof Naubahar Sharif, joined with other speakers, discussed the innovation system in China, the strengths and weaknesses of its state-led R&D strategy, and what lies ahead for the international situation where geopolitics seems to overshadow cooperation.

PPOL Senior Lecturer/ IEMS Director Prof. Donald Low urged the Hong Kong government to rebuild social capital and civil society to strengthen its crisis response capacity.

PPOL Senior Lecturer/ LAPP & IEMS Director Prof. Donald Low commented on China's zero-Covid-19 policy.

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PPOL Senior Lecturer/ IEMS Director Prof. Donald LOW commented on Hong Kong’s zero-Covid policy.

PPOL Acting Head Prof Naubahar SHARIF had an opinion to provide complete information and be certain of the anti-pandemic actions in Hong Kong.

An article written by PPOL Senior Lecturer/ IEMS Director Prof. Donald LOWabout estimated the 3 most likely scenarios of how the COVID Pandemic in Hong Kong ends.

COVID-19 is not only the most savage health crisis in a century, but also poses a devastating threat to the global economy. Recently, mass vaccination programs are launched successfully in several countries, and they have tended to adopt “co-existence" rather than “zero-tolerance” as an exit strategy. On 15 January 2022, Prof. Anthony CHEUNG, Prof. Hong FUNG, and Prof. Xun WU offered policy suggestions by comparing performances of anti-COVID strategies between Hong Kong and the rest of the world.