JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-2.1.0.min.js"></script>
<div id="menu"></div>
<button onclick="yourBindingFunction();">Click To Bind</button>

JavaScript

function extendBinding(ko, container, viewModel) {
        ko.applyBindings(viewModel, container.children()[container.children().length - 1]);
    }

    function yourBindingFunction() {
        var container = $("#menu");
        var inner = $("<select name='list' data-bind='options: listItems'></select>");
        container.empty().append(inner);

        
        extendBinding(ko, container, {
            listItems: ["item1", "item2", "item3"]
        });
    }