Dim Sum Follies: Hong Kong Citizens Motivated to Get Vaccinated Because of Dim Sum


Dim Sum Follies: Hong Kong Citizens Motivated to Get Vaccinated Because of Dim Sum In one of those strange turns that can make you chuckle and shake your head ruefully, Hong Kong’s elderly have now become more driven to get vaccinated because of the looming ban that would see less accessibility to concerts and, humorously, dim sum restaurants.

Many citizens, upon hearing that new measures would be implemented to help curb the spread of Covid-19, including at restaurants, have started lining up to get vaccinated. Particularly, many residents bemoaned the new rules as a worry over their favourite habitual dim sum habits.

In an opinion piece by Mr Peter Kammerer, Columnist at the South China Morning Post, the writer talks about how the idea of dim sum being the motivator to push the Hong Kong citizens forward should have been thought of before. It’s a great look into how food itself can get people to do things not done before.

To read more, go to: https://www.scmp.com/comment/opinion/hong-kong/article/3162681/who-knew-dim-sum-ban-was-all-it-would-take-get-our