🌊 Local Ukrainian restaurant slammed by pro-Beijing media

Because (apparently) donating to a war-torn nation is equivalent to... an act subversion? 🤷🏻

Good morning,

It’s Saturday again?! 😱 That was fast. Well, we got quite a lot of interesting stuff to unpack for you guys on this morning’s Tide, so…

– Carlos

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On Today’s Tide:

1. International | Local Ukrainian-owned restaurant slammed by pro-Beijing media outlet for ‘acts of subversion’

2. COVID-19 |

   • CE admits government didn’t do enough to encourage vaccination among the elderly

   • Vaccination drive priority shifts to elderly and young children

   • No plans to relax social-distancing rules anytime soon

   • New HKU study indicates hamsters can transmit COVID-19 to humans

3. Events

4. Society | 7 in 10 refugees in Hong Kong expect to run out of food within a week: new survey

5. Lifestyle | The Chinese fashion brand pushing the boundaries of gender and sexuality 

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