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Another one is Hong Kong. They are tightly packed in a small geographic space, have an active border with China (not sure about it now), and a highly trafficked

by csomar 7y ago

Another one is Hong Kong. They are tightly packed in a small geographic space, have an active border with China (not sure about it now), and a highly trafficked airport.

Mediterraneo10 7y ago
Hong Kong is legally part of China, not a separate country, and its coronavirus strategy has been overseen by the same top Chinese officials as in mainland China.
- robjan 7y ago
  That is not true. Hong Kong has its own government. Yes, the government collaborates with China but we have a separate legal system and are treated as a separate country for customs and immigration purposes.
  - Mediterraneo10 7y ago
    > We have a separate legal system and are treated as a separate country for customs and immigration purposes. Of course Hong Kong has its own legal system and maintains its own customs and immigrations. However, mass epidemological response is carried out in accordance with the demands of mainland China, and so it is no surprise that Hong Kong is not being distinguished from mainland China as the OP expected.
    - JumpCrisscross 7y ago
      > mass epidemological response is carried out in accordance with the demands of mainland China Hong Kong seemed to have its own strategy, which makes sense, since it’s culturally unique to Beijing. Also of note, when Beijing published infection statistics, it excluded Hong Kong.
ceejayoz 7y ago
https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/asia/hong-kong-coronavirus-quarantine-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/asia/hong-kong-coronavirus-qu... > Now, however, Hong Kong is providing a very different object lesson -- what happens when you let your guard down too soon. The number of confirmed cases has almost doubled in the past week, with many imported from overseas, as Hong Kong residents who had left -- either to work or study abroad, or to seek safety when the city seemed destined for a major outbreak earlier this year -- return, bringing the virus back with them.

by csomar 7y ago

Another one is Hong Kong. They are tightly packed in a small geographic space, have an active border with China (not sure about it now), and a highly trafficked airport.

Mediterraneo10 7y ago

Hong Kong is legally part of China, not a separate country, and its coronavirus strategy has been overseen by the same top Chinese officials as in mainland China.

robjan 7y ago
That is not true. Hong Kong has its own government. Yes, the government collaborates with China but we have a separate legal system and are treated as a separate country for customs and immigration purposes.
- Mediterraneo10 7y ago
  > We have a separate legal system and are treated as a separate country for customs and immigration purposes. Of course Hong Kong has its own legal system and maintains its own customs and immigrations. However, mass epidemological response is carried out in accordance with the demands of mainland China, and so it is no surprise that Hong Kong is not being distinguished from mainland China as the OP expected.
  - JumpCrisscross 7y ago
    > mass epidemological response is carried out in accordance with the demands of mainland China Hong Kong seemed to have its own strategy, which makes sense, since it’s culturally unique to Beijing. Also of note, when Beijing published infection statistics, it excluded Hong Kong.

ceejayoz 7y ago

https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/asia/hong-kong-coronavirus-quarantine-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/03/23/asia/hong-kong-coronavirus-qu... > Now, however, Hong Kong is providing a very different object lesson -- what happens when you let your guard down too soon. The number of confirmed cases has almost doubled in the past week, with many imported from overseas, as Hong Kong residents who had left -- either to work or study abroad, or to seek safety when the city seemed destined for a major outbreak earlier this year -- return, bringing the virus back with them.