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[New Crown Pneumonia] The incense shop business fell 70% shopkeepers sighed customers to buy offerings shrink: even if the next sample

2020-04-04T05:33:51.462Z


Today (4th) is the first day of the Tomb Sweeping Day. Affected by the new coronary pneumonia epidemic and the government issued a "restriction order", the number of grave sweepers has decreased significantly. Near the Chinese permanent cemetery in Tseung Kwan O, a person in charge of operating a paper tie and incense shop said the business had fallen by nearly half, which was the worst in seven years of opening. She also said that many customers have shrunk their purchases, "from big bags to middle bags, even if they do the next sample."


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Written by: Zhang Jiamin

2020-04-04 13:28

Date of last update: 2020-04-04 13:28

Today (4th) is the first day of the Tomb Sweeping Day. Affected by the new coronary pneumonia epidemic and the government issued a "restriction order", the number of grave sweepers has decreased significantly.

Near the Chinese permanent cemetery in Tseung Kwan O, a person in charge of operating a paper tie and incense shop said the business had fallen by nearly half, which was the worst in seven years of opening. She also said that many customers have shrunk their purchases, "from big bags to middle bags, even if they do the next sample."

Ms. Gao and her family run incense shop in Yau Tong. (Photo by Zhang Jiamin)

Ms. Gao and her family have been operating paper and candle shops near Yau Tong and Tseung Kwan O Chinese Permanent Cemetery for about 7 years. She said that the impact of the epidemic, coupled with the government's "restriction order" prohibiting the gathering of more than four people, greatly reduced the number of grave sweepers this year, and the business fell by nearly 50%, which is the worst since its opening. Taking the Qingming Festival as an example, she had been visited by dozens of guests in the past day. "At least it will be quiet until 4 pm," but there are only more than ten guests before noon today.

She said that due to the worsening economic environment, the purchase volume of customers decreased, and many people used to buy large bags of ingot candles. This year, they changed to small packages. "If you do the next sample." She also said that she did not even dare to enter because the business fell sharply. Goods, the volume is only half of previous years.

Ms. Chen also runs a joss stick shop in Yau Tong. She sighs that her business has plummeted by 70%. "I used to stop doing business as early as possible." She said that many regular customers are large families. Shan, "A family of 20 and 30 people divided into four people to worship." She also said that many customers "shrink" from buying large bags of incense candles to medium and small bags, "small bags are divided into two ancestors." She did not have Add new ideas in the purchase of goods, and frankly even dare not buy too much goods, "If you have to lay down and shop, even if you shop."

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