Resources

CMEL's members have joined various discussions on the issues in medical ethics and law arising from COVID-19, including events organised by colleagues in the field. They have also written on this subject. Click on the links below for more information.

Archive for the Year 2022: below
Archive for the Year 2021: click here
Archive for the Year 2020: click here 

1. Policy Report of the World Health Organization: "COVID-19 and mandatory vaccination: Ethical considerations" - 30 May 2022
   
   Dr Calvin Ho is a contributing author. 
   
   
2. Article: "The natural law ethics of public health lockdowns"
   
   In Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy - 2022
   
   By Dr Eric C. Ip
   
   
3. Media Interview: "Uncertain whether COVID vaccination is urgent under the Mental Health Ordinance given the lack of definition of urgency" [In Chinese only]
   
   In Ming Pao - 26 Mar 2022
   
   In an interview with Ming Pao, our Ms Daisy Cheung shared her views on whether it would be lawful for a doctor to administer a COVID vaccine to a person lacking mental capacity without consent from the guardian under the Mental Health Ordinance. 
   
   
4. Article: "WHO guidance on COVID-19 vaccine trial designs in the context of authorized COVID-19 vaccines and expanding global access: Ethical considerations"
   
   In Vaccine - 25 March 2022
   
   Our Dr Calvin Ho is a co-author.
   
   
5. Media Interview: "‘It has to be reasonable’: as Hong Kong weighs coronavirus testing lockdown, experts consider legal implications"
   
   In South China Morning Post - 3 March 2022
   
   In an interview with the South China Morning Post, our Dr Calvin Ho shared his views from a legal perspective on the option of imposing a lockdown in Hong Kong for its universal testing drive.
   
   
6. Media Interview: "The End Game of China’s Zero-Covid Policy Nightmare"
   
   In WIRED - 18 February 2022
   
   In an interview with WIRED, our Dr Calvin Ho shared his views on vaccination against COVID-19 in Mainland China.
   
   
7. Article: "Governing the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator: towards greater participation, transparency, and accountability"
   
   Our Dr Calvin Ho is a contributing author.
   In The Lancet - 29 Jan 2022
   
   
8. Consultation for a fact-check service:
   
   Our Dr Calvin Ho was consulted on some issues by the HKBU FactCheck Service in its fact-checking exercise in relation to mandatory COVID vaccination. The relevant report of the HKBU FactCheck Service is available here [Chinese only]. 
   
   
9. Book chapter: Covid-19 in Asia, a book edited by Victor V. Ramraj and published by Oxford University Press (2020), has now become openly accessible.
   
   One of the chapters in the book, "Hong Kong: The Healthcare Professions and the Outbreak" (p.251-262), was co-authored by Dr Calvin Ho & Ms Daisy Cheung.
    
10. Media Interview: "‘People are scared’: Xi’an residents struggle to find food and medical help"
    
    In Financial Times - 8 Jan 2022
    
    In an interview with the Financial Times, Our Dr Calvin Ho shared his views on the control of the COVID pandemic in Mainland China.
     
11. Media Interview: "China rushes to develop an mRNA vaccine as doubts grow over local jabs"
    
    In Financial Times - 6 Jan 2022
    
    In an interview with the Financial Times, Our Dr Calvin Ho shared his views on Mainland China’s development of COVID vaccines.
     
12. Article: "The International Pandemic Preparedness Treaty and an Emerging Digital Divide"
    
    In Asia Global Online - 5 Jan 2022
    By Dr Calvin Ho and Dr Karel Caals