Hong Kong's anti-epidemic measures have been changed to 0+3 in the end of September 2022. This announcement naturally aroused a lot of reactions and speculations. The response is generally a good thing, which shows that Hong Kong's influence is still attracting the attention of everyone.
But the guess is not unexpected. Many of them are sayings without roots, without any basis, and even with ulterior motives.
What is 0+3? This simple question is probably something that many people who randomly guess or believe in rumors have never understood seriously. 0+3 means that after entering the country, it is quarantined in the hotel for 0 days (that is, it is not necessary), and go back to your residence directly. You will live like others, but you will have to undergo 3 days of medical supervision.
Regarding the saying that Hong Kong new crown epidemic prevention and control by some people, this 3-day medical supervision process is just one of the negative answers. There are more negative answers, which will be discussed later.
But people who are randomly guessing will include more factors, just like adding seasonings to cook. Just so happened that in September 2022, a research report was released, showing that the ranking of Hong Kong's financial centers fell one place, and the original third place was won by Singapore , and Hong Kong ranked fourth.
There is naturally no shortage of people who link the ranking of financial centers with epidemic prevention and control. There is connection, everything is connected, but there is a problem with writing a big article.
Fengshuo said that "the ranking of financial centers is reduced, and the current epidemic prevention measures are very harmful, so we have to quickly adjust the measures to remedy the situation." This kind of Fengshuo seems to be in line with the narrative logic from the story, but if you look at it from the details, the logic is not as close as it seems.
When it comes to details, people who are random guessing and those who are prone to believe random guessing generally don’t care much. But in the end, some people care about the truth and details of the matter.
From the details, you will find that Hong Kong's anti-epidemic logic has not undergone a major change.
Financial Center Ranking Report Issue 32 (GFCI 32)
Let’s talk about the financial center ranking research report first!
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This is a global financial center survey and research report conducted by the UK's Z/Yen Group every year. There are several related details that must be understood.
First, this report was not issued by Z/Yen Group alone. There is also a partner from Shenzhen, China, which is the Shenzhen Comprehensive Development Research Institute of China. Just search online and you will find that this is an authentic Chinese research and consulting agency. The cooperation between China and the United Kingdom and the West to a certain extent means that their objective neutrality is guaranteed.
Second, this report does not directly target the impact of the epidemic. It uses more than 150 indicators and conducts research on more than 100 financial centers around the world. These indicator dimensions are believed to have been used since before the epidemic.
Third, this report shows that Singapore's upward momentum has been quite strong in the past two years, that is, in the past two years, that is, 24 months. In the twenty-four months, it has covered different stages of Singapore's COVID-19 prevention and control measures, including very strict stages. As a financial center, Singapore has other outstanding features, which are worth paying attention to and learning.
ranked fourth. Although Hong Kong fell one place to fourth place, its score still rose by 10 points. In other cities in China, Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou are in the top ten, Shanghai fell by 2, ranked 6th, Beijing ranked 8th with the last time, Shenzhen rose by one, ranked 9th, and scored more than 9 points. Judging from the performance of these four financial centers in China, the strict epidemic prevention measures in the past two or three years have not had a very significant negative impact on comparative advantages.
Just from the above analysis, it can roughly deny the relevant theories on epidemic prevention and control measures of financial centers with ulterior motives.Of course, there are too many points worth digging in this report, and I will talk about a few points later. Now, let’s take a look at Hong Kong’s epidemic prevention measures and internal logic.
The current internal logic of epidemic prevention in Hong Kong
0+3 stage, in Hong Kong, the nucleic acid will be released after the entry day. From the first day to the third day, the antigen must be quickly tested by themselves, and a forced nucleic acid test will be received, and the yellow code will be assigned, which means that many listing places such as restaurants cannot be entered. If there is no diagnosis during the period, starting from 9 o'clock on the third day, the yellow code will be converted to blue (equivalent to the green code in the mainland), and you can live like ordinary people. But self-monitoring must be maintained until the 7th day. From day 1 to day 7, you have to undergo rapid antigen testing on your own every day, and at the same time, you have to undergo 3 mandatory nucleic acid tests.
This process is still very strict. If you go smoothly, enter the community life and don’t forget that Hong Kong still implements strict mask orders and strict vaccine pass orders. If you do not wear a mask in public places, you will be fined if you are caught. From the actual situation, on the streets of Hong Kong, you may occasionally see masks wearing irregularly, but it is rare to see masks not worn.
The vaccine pass is also executed well. One of the manifestations is to go to a restaurant for dinner. This is one of the list places where you need to take off your mask. You must scan the QR code of your mobile phone to see if it meets the vaccination requirements of the vaccine. Otherwise, the store will refuse to enter, because the penalty is very serious for the store and will affect the operation.
There is also a mandatory test order. For some areas where clusters may occur, citizens are required to conduct nucleic acid test for . If they do not comply, there will be fines or even more serious penalties.
Therefore, the current epidemic prevention measures in Hong Kong have continued to be strict for some time. The relaxation of entry epidemic prevention by 0+3 has not affected the main body's epidemic prevention measures.
analyzes Hong Kong's logical ideas for fighting the epidemic. From the peak of the fifth wave of the epidemic to the present, the number of beds in the hospital is one of the most important monitoring indicators. At the peak of the fifth wave of the epidemic, some elderly people had to wait outside the hospital for admission, which was a great touch for Hong Kong people, especially the medical team, and it can be said to be a very serious lesson. I was sick and so severe that I needed to be hospitalized, but I had no medical resources to support me. This situation is Hong Kong SAR government tried its best to avoid reappearance. This internal logic of anti-epidemic has not changed in the 0+3 stage. The 0+3 can be executed this time because after the recent epidemic has reached more than 10,000, it has fallen back to the 3,000 platform area, which has eased a lot of pressure on medical resources. During this decline stage, the introduction of some relaxation measures does not mean a major change in thinking, but reflects the continuation of logic. No one can draw a conclusion on how
will change in the future. But from the current observation, it is some of the above conclusions.
Let’s take a look at the financial center ranking report
The financial center ranking report mentioned above is rich in information, and it is recommended that you go to the link to read the full text. Here, we will follow the four analysis above and make a few interpretations.
Fifth, judging from the relationship between financial centers in the report, Singapore has the closest financial centers, with China's financial centers accounting for the vast majority, including Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Dalian, Nanjing, Chengdu and Shenzhen. This means that Singapore's upward momentum as a financial center is inseparable from China's financial factors.
The sixth, the main research object of the report is a local personnel organization in non-financial centers. But at the same time, the report also conducted a certain survey on the local self-confidence index. The results show that among the top four, namely New York, London, Singapore and Hong Kong, the local respondents believe that the financial center will have greater competitiveness in the future, that is, the proportion of more confident in the future is Hong Kong.
Hong Kong is confident about the competitiveness prospects of self-financial centers, and I believe it is also derived from the factors of China's competitiveness also reflected in this report.
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