Politics
Written by: Huang Fengyi
2020-02-11 18:55
Last updated: 2020-02-11 18:55The new pneumonia epidemic in Wuhan has continued to spread. The government estimates that the impact of the epidemic on Hong Kong's economy is likely to be higher than in the SARS period in 2003. Chief Executive Lin Zheng Yue'e earlier announced the establishment of a 10 billion yuan epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic fund to assist relief.
Members of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, Mai Meijuan, Guo Weiqiang, Lu Songxiong, He Qiming, and Deng Jiabiao, Director of the New Territories East Office of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions, met with the Financial Secretary, Chen Maobo, today (11th) and put forward a number of suggestions for the Government to be good Use 10 billion anti-epidemic funds to fight the epidemic and support working children.
Mai Meijuan said that although the government could not send a mask, it could send a cash deposit of $ 10,000 to the entire population in the "Budget" announced on the 26th of this month to help citizens use it for epidemic prevention purposes.
The FTU met with the Financial Secretary, Chen Maobo, today. (FTU)
Advocate to allocate 500 million interest-free loans to tourism workers
The epidemic situation continues to worsen, and the tourism and catering industries in Hong Kong are the first to bear the blame. The FTU recommends the introduction of a six-month emergency unemployment assistance and the provision of interest-free loans to employees in need, including the allocation of 500 million yuan to interest-free loans for tourism practitioners. To support the recent unemployment or under-employment situation, an additional 300 million yuan has been allocated as a tourism development fund to support SME travel agencies; a cash subsidy of 60,000 yuan has been given to SMEs in the food, retail, consumer and tourism-related industries that have been hit hard by the epidemic. Relieve the pressure of bankruptcy and layoffs.
The FTU also advocates a moratorium on government fees and various types of license fees and parking fees; markets and businesses under the Housing Society and the FEHD should be rent-free for one year.
In terms of anti-epidemic measures, the FTU recommends that the government suspend the principle of low purchase prices and prohibit speculation; subsidize the production of masks and anti-epidemic cleaning supplies by local enterprises, and provide assistance to the elderly, the disabled, chronically ill, and ethnic minorities. The community distributed masks and disinfection supplies.
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Provide transportation to and from Hong Kong people
The FTU is also concerned about Hong Kong people who still need to travel to and from the Mainland and Hong Kong during the epidemic, such as providing transportation allowances for food distribution and logistics practitioners, as well as temporary accommodation or rental allowances, and recommending those who need to be isolated for 14 days. Provide financial assistance.
Wuhan Pneumonia Budget