Politics
Written by: Ban Shan
2020-03-27 06:30
Last updated: 2020-03-27 06:30New crown pneumonia (commonly known as Wuhan pneumonia) has a global outbreak, and Hong Kong is waiting for it. It is rumored that the government will hold a special executive meeting this afternoon (26th) to discuss the latest epidemic prevention measures.
Earlier, the Chief Executive, Mrs Carrie Lam, stated that it would ban the sale of liquor and supply of alcoholic beverages to about 8,600 restaurants with liquor licenses in Hong Kong. However, several members of the Executive Council have questioned the news. The political community estimates that there is a high chance of a plan. Instead, some people have suggested banning the gathering of many people. The measures have been endorsed by many guild members, but enforcement is not difficult.
Lin Zheng raises "prohibition order" on Monday
After Lin Zheng filed a "prohibition order" on Monday, members of the Executive Council Tang Jiaxuan and Ye Liu Shuyi questioned that the measure was not directed at crowds of people, and it had the opportunity to bring challenges to judicial review. Tang Jiayi proposed a ban on gatherings of more than four people, and another executive council member, Lin Zhengcai, also said that he would stop bar operations and ban wedding parties.
In addition, Zhang Yuren, a member of the Executive Council and a member of the legislative council of the catering industry, was concerned that the "prohibition order" would render the industry unable to operate and urged the government to provide reasonable compensation if it introduced this measure.
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The "curve epidemic prevention" has a lot of questions and challenges
Prohibition does raise a lot of questions. Lin Zheng intended that it would be a high-risk behavior to remove masks and talk when drinking at a bar. However, drinking itself is not a means of transmission. It is forbidden to sell alcohol and provide alcoholic beverages with "curve epidemic prevention". It is easier to attract judicial review.
Moreover, drinking is not necessarily a few people talking around a bar, but you can also drink a beer alone while eating at a restaurant. In this case, compared with eating out alone, the risk of drinking is not particularly high in theory. However, if a "prohibition order" is implemented, this situation has also violated the law and will inevitably lead to a lot of questions and challenges.
The risk of infection lies in the social distance between guests rather than drinking
In addition, Lin Zheng said that the bar does not sell wine "can be used for other ravioli." It means that many bars have restaurant licenses, and the meaning can be changed to restaurants. But the risk of a bar is not drinking, but an environment where people are more likely to be in close contact. For example, the bar's tall metal table is thinner than a restaurant's table. If it is converted to a restaurant and more than one guest eats on the same table, the social distance is obviously insufficient. Therefore, banning alcohol is not the focus of effectively preventing the spread of the epidemic. Instead, it is necessary to limit the distance between guests of various restaurants in order to effectively prevent epidemics in restaurants.
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Limiting the number of people gathered requires Hong Kong people to be highly disciplined
As for prohibiting the gathering of more than four people, Tang Jiayi said that the reason is that Hong Kong is mainly a family of four or less. Banning more than four people can allow a family to go out for dinner or activities, and avoid the risk of spreading too many people to "set up the stage."
This measure was intended to be good, but it requires a high degree of self-discipline among Hong Kong people. According to recent cases, there are always some citizens who are "obedient" and have not followed the guidelines for epidemic prevention at home. It is difficult to rely on public restraint alone. It is unavoidable to send staff to inspect or report to the public.
Generally speaking, law enforcement will face the following difficulties. First, the large number of restaurants, clubs, parks and other facilities in Hong Kong requires huge manpower and resources to conduct inspections. Secondly, if it involves private clubs or even private residential units, whether the inspectors have sufficient power to conduct raids and prosecutions. Thirdly, the public will inform the gathering of cases, if there are too many, including false positives, whether there is enough manpower to handle them. Lin Zheng held a special guild today to discuss how to solve relevant law enforcement problems.
Stop for food, allow take-out, take away one, gather two, treat one's belly, and have income
Some politicians have said that the government can reduce the risk of mutual contagion among the citizens. In fact, it can refer to some practices in the business sector. Among them, a better method of epidemic prevention in restaurants has been explored. For example, McDonald's will not provide meals after 6pm on Wednesday (25th). Only take-out and pick-up service will be provided. The Kayakuya Group also announced that starting today (27th), Kayakuya, Ichikyu Noodles, Rice Noodle Array, and Oliver's Super Sandwiches will have no dine-in after 6.30pm, and only provide takeaway services.
This can benefit all parties. For one thing, the absence of meals can effectively reduce the risk of infections in restaurants. For the second time, people without meals can still buy takeaway "medicine belly." For another, the restaurants don't break their business and still maintain takeaway income.
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The source said that the government could follow the business community and first implement no dine-in meals in designated restaurants. If the results are good or the epidemic situation becomes more serious, it may even change to no-dine meals in designated days to further reduce risks.
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As for the large number of lunch boxes that are not used for dine-in, the government can consider the "environmental disaster" as an opportunity to encourage the citizens to bring their own lunch boxes to the restaurants to load food, remind them to prepare their own tableware and explain that they should not use tableware when ordering. "Takeaway items, such as paper lunch boxes and wooden forks, may promote the long-term transformation of the takeaway industry in Hong Kong into an environmentally friendly tableware manufacturer, turning crisis into opportunity.
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