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Written by: Zhang Jiamin
2020-04-02 09:04
Last updated: 2020-04-02 09:05The new coronavirus epidemic continued. The government suddenly published a gazette at 3 pm on Wednesday, stating that six premises such as beauty salons and karaoke could be closed for 14 days, after which it was added that only karaoke, night clubs and sparrow houses must be closed.
For the confusion of the information, the Deputy Secretary-General (Health) of the Food and Health Bureau, Chen Weiji, today (2nd) apologized to the public on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium", saying that the measures had come "quickly and urgently" and acknowledged that there was not enough time to submit The public explained that I hope the public can understand.
Some people engaged in the beauty industry criticized the government for its slow policy, and believed that beauty salons and other places should be closed, and the industry should be supported by the epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic fund.
On April 1, Professor Chen Zhaoshi, Director of the Food and Health Bureau, and Chen Weiji, Deputy Secretary-General (Health) of the Food and Health Bureau, met with reporters. (Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The government suddenly gazetted at 3 pm on Wednesday (1st), stating that six premises such as beauty salons and karaoke can be requested to be closed for 14 days, after which it added that only karaoke, nightclubs, and sparrow houses must be closed for 14 days; and massage Everyone in the salon, beauty salon and meeting place should wear masks, measure body temperature for customers, and provide hand sanitizer, etc., if feasible.
On the show, Chen Weiji apologized to the public for causing confusion in the information, saying that due to the development of the epidemic, immediate measures need to be implemented, and the measures were acknowledged to be "quick and urgent." He went on to point out that after the amendment of the regulations in accordance with practice and the publication of the gazette came into effect, the director gave instructions, and this time the amendment process and instructions took place at the same time, so there was not enough time to explain; he said that he would review how to do a good job in issuing information, I hope the public will understand and work together to fight the epidemic.
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For places such as beauty salons that are not included in the mandatory closure, Chen Weiji pointed out that the implementation of the measures depends on the activities of the place, whether masks can be worn, the distance of the user, the cases of the outbreak, etc .; because the service providers of the beauty salon are still Masks can be worn and are therefore included in only one of the regulated premises for further regulation of the premises in the future. He also said that the measures try to avoid affecting normal life and will balance.
At the beginning, there will be no persuasion.
He went on to say that in the early stages of the implementation of the regulations, a persuasive approach will be adopted to allow operators to have sufficient time to understand, but law enforcement officers will follow the regulations when they are familiar with them.
He pointed out that after taking effect last night, both the FEHD and the police inspected karaoke and other premises, and no violations were found. Regarding the regulations implemented last week, there were no violations in the places that needed to be closed after the inspection, but department staff Some catering industry has been advised on table distance and temperature measurement.
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Industry scolds government for "slow ten shots"
Mr. Chen, a listener who has been operating a steamed foot shop for 10 years, criticized the government for "doing something", saying that measures such as taking body temperature had been implemented in the industry as early as one month ago, and that the government policy was "slow ten shots." He also pointed out that the government's lack of support for the industry not only failed to benefit from the epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic fund, but frankly that even if there was support, "they would not be able to pay rent." Mr. Chen pointed out that business has fallen since June last year. Due to the epidemic situation, he now has only two or three customers a day and was forced to close business yesterday.
An audience member of the massage and beauty industry, Ms. Yang, also said that early implementation of epidemic prevention measures, but the business was bleak due to the epidemic, describing it as "half-lived." She suggested that the government should close places such as beauty salons and support the industry with the Epidemic Prevention Fund.
On April 1, the government gazetted to close karaoke. (Photo by Zhang Haowei)
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