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🌊 Goodbye Carrie Lam show

A reader shares a song for rough patches.

Harbour Times
Apr 15, 2022
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🌊 Goodbye Carrie Lam show

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Good morning.

Today I’m giving a reader shoutout to Ryan King, who shared the song abcdefu by GAYLE to get us through tough times.

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Ryan King 王明瑞 @thisisryanking
@jasmineisms You need this song: open.spotify.com/track/4fouWK6X…
11:19 AM ∙ Mar 12, 2022

— Jasmine Lee


On Today’s Tide

  1. Good Friday | People make the most of the outdoors this Easter weekend.

  2. COVID-19 | With cases down to triple digits, Carrie Lam ends morning meetings.

  3. Government | Carrie Lam will continue to work on national security education.

  4. Events

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  2. Education | Polytechnic University cuts off and kicks out student union.

  3. Business | Government triples its offer for HK’s first retail green bond.

  4. Appointments | Committee on Promotion of Organ Donation.

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Easter Enjoyment

Good Friday

A family enjoying the Easter weather. Screenshot from RTHK.

Groups of people were seen out and about in Sai Kung and the West Kowloon Cultural District yesterday, enjoying the first day of the Easter weekend break. And why not? The weather looks gorgeous.

I hope you are all enjoying your Easter holidays!

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No more Carrie Lam in the morning

COVID-19

It’s the first day since the fifth wave when the daily number of positive COVID cases has gone down to the triple digits, which means that – as promised – Chief Executive Carrie Lam will no longer hold her daily COVID-19 briefings!

“Goodbye Carrie Lam show”

— Cyril Ma, Harbour Times Editor

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Hong Kong SAR Government News @newsgovhk
The Centre for Health Protection says it is looking into 946 additional #COVID19 cases, of which 11 are imported and the rest are locally infected
news.gov.hk946 COVID-19 cases foundThe Centre for Health Protection says it is looking into 946 additional COVID-19 cases, of which 11 are imported and the rest are locally infected.
3:09 PM ∙ Apr 15, 2022

Coronavirus in HK

  • New cases: 946

    • 11 imported

    • 471 detected by PCR tests, 475 RATs

  • Deaths: 67

  • Testing is required for people who were present at 40 specified places.

  • Need clarification about the upcoming social distancing regulations? Here’s SCMP’s guide. Restaurants (not bars), gyms, and other venues will reopen and dine-in groups will be limited to four.

  • Hong Kong’s in-home vaccination programme will be expanding to serve people aged 70 and up who are in need of this at-home service.


Chief Executive still working on security education

Government

Carrie Lam discussing national security education in her morning briefing. Screenshot from RTHK.

Carrie Lam has said that she will dedicate part of her term’s remainder to develop national security education on the second official National Security Education Day.

"Due to the Covid situation, unlike the first education day last year, we cannot hold a series of physical activities... However, we attach equal importance to the second National Security Education Day in Hong Kong.”

— Chief Executive Carrie Lam

The government has created a picture book and a five-minute programme for children to watch and learn about the topic (I wonder if it includes the owl??).

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Events and Deals

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  • Asia Society Hong Kong Centre is re-opening its doors on 21 April!

The Asia Society Hong Kong Centre in Admiralty is set to welcome visitors on-site again from 21 April. The independent, non-governmental educational organisation has a range of upcoming events and exhibitions lined up, which you can learn more about through their listing page here!

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Asia Society Hong Kong Center 亞洲協會香港中心 @AsiaSocietyHK
We're reopening on April 21! We can't wait to see you. Take a stroll again on our site, shop in our store or visit our photography exhibition, Recovery, Resilience, Resurgence! #ASHK #site #history #nature #PicturingHK #photography
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It’s the biggest IPA they’ve brewed so far, so gear up for an epic night afternoon out! 🎉

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