My Hong Kong | Rush to buy an extra smartphone for contact-tracing app shows typical Hong Kong ingenuity - but pursuit of privacy is doomed to fail
- The Hong Kong government’s Covid-19 contact-tracing app LeaveHomeSafe has many worried about their personal data
- Fighting fire with fire, some are buying a second phone to load the app, while others resorted to a fake app or a screenshot of the official app
With no public holidays to look forward to in November, it is often viewed as one of the most dreaded months in Hong Kong. And it’s going to be twice as hard this year, since we were somewhat spoiled by a dynamic October.
Last month, apart from a couple of statutory holidays, we also had an unexpected typhoon “holiday”. And to top it off, Halloween weekend saw revellers donning Squid Game-themed costumes. There were hot pink boiler suits and green tracksuits pouring into streets across the city.
How exciting it was to be in the midst of such a carnival atmosphere, something that has become quite rare in Hong Kong since the threat of the pandemic began last year.
And then comes November, when even Squid Game fever seems to be dissipating in Hong Kong (and everywhere else).
But when life seems to be returning to the normal and the mundane, a new fad has emerged and elevated the pulse of the city, again.
