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Written by: Chen Jiayi
2020-08-04 12:45
Last update date: 2020-08-04 12:45The third wave of the epidemic continues to be severe. Chao Guoming, chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce of Small and Medium Enterprises, said that the mainland and foreign countries have been affected by the epidemic successively, and business has been hit hard in the past six months. The current orders have been significantly reduced to the previous level of 10 or 20%.
He also reflected that the government's job-guarantee program "helped" and expects that the seventh batch of "job-guarantee" programs will cover cleaners, security guards and part-time employees.
The Director of the Bureau of Labor and Welfare Luo Zhiguang pointed out that the contents of the second phase of the "Ensure Employment" plan will be announced in August. (Information Picture/Photo by Li Zetong)
Chao Guoming, chairman of the Hong Kong Chamber of Commerce of Small and Medium Enterprises, said on the Metro Radio program that the mainland and foreign countries have been affected by the epidemic, and business has been hit hard in the past six months. The current orders have been drastically reduced to only one to two percent of the past. He pointed out that the current mainland business is mainly domestic sales, while export business is bleak. The quarantine measures at the ports of the two places are still maintained. He pointed out that the owners of small and medium-sized enterprises usually conduct remote control in Hong Kong and send employees to factories in the Mainland.
Chao Guoming pointed out that the government's employment protection plan "helped." He reflected that some companies plan to close down or lay off employees, and the threshold for the plan is not high. It becomes their "timely rain" and allows them to catch their breath during the six months.
▼In the third wave, the government has extended the restrictions on gatherings and banned food in the evening market.▼
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The government is about to issue the seventh batch of wage subsidies for the "Ensure Employment" program. He hopes to make up for some "missing fish", such as cleaners and security guards who are not funded by MPF, and some part-time employees in the catering industry .
Chao Guoming believes that the epidemic will not be optimistic in the next year. Under the new normal of the epidemic, small and medium-sized enterprises must consider how to deploy the development of their enterprises. He believes that it is impossible to restore the previous model or use online platforms.
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