To encourage citizens to get their jabs, many businesses in Hong Kong are offering a slew of perks and prizes – ranging from shopping vouchers, flight tickets, staycation packages, cruise vacation, cold cash, and – it gets better – a Tesla, Rolex watch, million-dollar flat, and even gold bars! Yep, 24 Karat gold worth over $1M, to be exact. Concerns about efficacy are also among some of the reasons for the sluggish vaccine rollout. The city's vaccination scheme started in February, but a lot of residents are still reluctant to get the jab with some Hongkongers choosing to 'wait and see'. ![]() ![]() Updated August 23: Hong Kong is one of the few places in the world where the Covid-19 jabs are free and accessible to most of its residents, yet the inoculation programme is facing a slow uptake.
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