Restriction Order ｜ The fitness room will be closed for at least 42 days. The boxing gym coach will give up 20 years of hard work and immigration

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Author: Lao Minyi

2020-04-23 13:36

The government extended the "Polymerism Restriction Order" to May 7, during which 11 venues need to continue to be closed. Among them, the fitness center needs to be closed for at least 42 days. However, the second round of anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic funds only provides a one-off 100,000 yuan support for the fitness center. The extension of the suspension order has worsened the industry, and some industry criticized the government for its poor control and caused the industry to suffer bad results. There was no consultation beforehand and they did not understand the status of the industry. Some industry expressed that it is rare to find their own living space, but was suddenly sank by the government. In addition to the fence, they considered leaving the immigration and leaving Hong Kong, giving up 20 years of hard work.

The government extended the "Polymerism Restriction Order" to May 7, during which 11 venues will continue to be closed, and the fitness center will need to be closed for at least 42 days. (Profile picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)

Regardless of the size of the industry, the uniform subsidies reprimanded Ma Fengguo for not knowing the size of the industry

The second round of anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic funds will provide a subsidy of 7,500 yuan to each coach registered in the Sports Federation, and a cash subsidy of 100,000 yuan for the fitness center operator. People in the fitness center, boxing hall, yoga center and dance classroom held a press conference today (23rd). Many industry criticized the government for its inadequate customs clearance, but demanded the industry to bear the consequences; it also said that even if the fitness membership and class are prepaid Consumption, but it is necessary to extend the membership and classroom together during the suspension period, so it is also zero income, criticizing that the subsidy is not enough to pay the rent for one month, and the application details are unknown.

The day of reopening has been delayed again and again. Ke Zunding, convener of the fitness and martial arts industry major alliance, said that he is considering closing the business, noting that the RMG Muay Thai fitness center it operates has an area of ​​about 4,500 square feet and employs 12 employees. The subsidy is not enough to pay the rent, but the industry has begun to shrink. "The market has been hit by the government." There is no opportunity for dialogue with the government. Ma Fengguo, a member of the Legislative Council of the sports, performing arts, culture and publishing industry, said earlier, "It is not an epidemic. I do n’t know that there are many people in the industry." Ke Zunding said, "There are really many people in our industry, 10 times more than you think. "Frankly speaking, Muay Thai has also won gold for Hong Kong many times, and it is by no means without contribution.

The industry also believes that restaurants are more dangerous, but they can still operate after adequate protection measures are in place, and hope that the fitness room can require students to reopen after wearing masks.

Ke Zunding, convener of the fitness and martial arts industry major league, pointed out that it has been difficult to start operations since the epidemic, with an average loss of 150,000 to 200,000 yuan a month. (Photo by Lao Minyi)

From the rooftop to do a thousand-foot boxing hall Ke Zunding is discouraged and considers immigration

After 20 years in the business, Ke Zunding said that it has been difficult to start operations since the epidemic. The average loss is 150,000 to 200,000 yuan a month. "Good ash"! He continued to point out that when he heard that the government extended the 14-day suspension order for the second time, he began to feel uneasy. Even if he opened a new business, he would have to pay for labor. How many students can keep in mind? Until the third extension, he began to consider giving up years of hard work, "Extremely uncomfortable, hard to fall asleep every night," he said, "This is my only interest in life, it is rare to find my own living space, there are some achievements in the line. On the rooftop, slowly expand to hundreds of feet (boxing hall), and finally exceed 1,000 feet. "

Growing up in a public housing, he opened a boxing gym from savings of only 20,000 yuan to several million yuan. Everything was hard to come by, but he lamented that he fell at the highest point in his life, not because of bad management, but by the government. Weakness caused the epidemic to spread. In times of difficulty, he also distributed anti-epidemic materials everywhere, but eventually the government forced him to the corner. According to his understanding, about 30 Muay Thai fitness centers began to close in the epidemic, accounting for about 10% of the Muay Thai industry. He pointed out that if he could not continue to operate in the end, he could only endure the pain and planned to emigrate to Taiwan in June, hoping to go to a place with a system.

People in the fitness center, boxing hall, yoga center and dance classroom held a press conference today (23rd). Many industry criticized the government for inadequate customs clearance but demanded the industry to bear the consequences. (Photo by Lao Minyi)

Miss Xie is worried that even if the venue is reopened in the future, it will change like the bar industry. (Photo by Lao Minyi)

Yoga instructors seek outdoor one-on-one lectures

Ms. Xie, a full-time yoga and boxing instructor, has been in the industry for more than 20 years. She said that she has worked hard to obtain different instructor licenses and the suspension order has caused all closures. Because the studio and boxing hall are opened in industrial buildings, it is unknown whether she can receive a 100,000 yuan subsidy. The association always does not know the application status, but has no choice but to say, "We are not a minority and have been working hard in our own circle," but have no support under the epidemic. "The government says it wants to train athletes, but the coaches are about to die. How can they be trained? "

Affected by the suspension of business, Ms. Xie changed her mode of operation and transformed herself into a "takeaway boy" to a one-to-one personal trainer course at the beach promenade for students. Sometimes you need to bring your own dumbbells to the class. "However, compared with the pre-epidemic group fitness class, there are about 30 classes a week, and the income is not as good as before. I am worried that even if the venue is reopened in the future, it will change like the bar industry.

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Eastern District Councillor Li Yuxin said that the government cannot grasp the operation mode in the industry and does not consult the industry, questioning why the allowance cannot be paid according to the scale of the venue like the beauty and massage industry. Legislative Council member Chen Shuzhuang also added that there are all kinds of fitness centers in the industry, including martial arts, boxing, yoga, etc. It is difficult to support the industry with a lump sum of 100,000 yuan.

The industry recommends that reasonable subsidies should be made based on the size of the center, rent or turnover. According to the catering industry arrangements, subsidies of 280,000 to 2.2 million yuan can be provided according to the size of the premises, and 80% of the affected employees or self-employed persons should be paid Salary.

People in the fitness center, boxing hall, yoga center and dance classroom held a press conference. (Photo by Lao Minyi)

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