Hong Kong tries vaccine incentives to get more people inoculated

Big boost: A woman wearing a face mask is seen walking in front of the Grand Central residential building complex in Hong Kong. A property developer has offered a US$1.4mil flat as a prize in a lucky draw to boost Hong Kong’s Covid-19 vaccination rates. ― AP

LIKE many in Hong Kong, Jason Chan had no immediate plans to get vaccinated against Covid-19. For the finance professional, there seemed to be no pressing need, with travel restrictions still in place and no major outbreak at home.

But Chan had a change of heart when he heard that one of the city’s property developers was offering a lucky draw with a grand prize of a one-bedroom condominium. The day the draw was announced, he went online and made a booking to get vaccinated.