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Written by: Huang Weilun
2020-05-04 07:00
Last update date: 2020-05-04 07:00Stepping into 2020, Hong Kong's various industries and industries face unprecedented adversity and a sense of powerlessness caused by the virus, and citizens of Shengdou can only struggle to survive.
"Family is so happy, the whole car has a name, even I have the same car!" Shu Taidu, who talked about getting along with students and has been operating a nanny car for about 40 years, was very happy. However, the words turned to the epidemic, and the masks could not conceal the worries. Shu Tai, who has 20 babysitters and nearly 50 employees, seems to be a large scale, but in fact, she had to borrow 300,000 yuan from a friend to give food to the employees. Spent light. She kept saying that her savings were almost exhausted. Even though the government's anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic fund provided funding, she faced huge operating costs and was only paying off.
Regarding the future, Shu Tai, who is in her sixtieth year, admitted frankly: "I don't know, I'm hesitant" and "I don't have enough money to retire." She considers herself a "big road" and has been thinking about all the students. She hopes to resume classes as soon as possible. And everything is back to normal.
(Part 2 of the series of reports on survival in epidemic areas)
In the epidemic situation, Shu Taiquan had no income. Even if the government subsidized it, it was only a shortfall. (Photo by Li Zetong)
The school has been suspended for about three months. The schoolchildren's buggy industry has held several press conferences recently to report the tragic situation and even launched a protest to request government support. At a press conference in late February, Shu Tai burst into tears and cried out that she was unable to pay her salary. She described the situation as worse than that of SARS and even borrowed 300,000 yuan from her friends.
After two months, although the government ’s two successive rounds of anti-epidemic and anti-epidemic funds have covered the nanny car industry, the first round of subsidies provided 20,000 yuan per school bus and 10,000 yuan per nanny car; the second round unified the two, each The car provides 30,000 yuan. However, Mrs. Shu still frowned, "There are so many months old, I worry about the wood and the rice."
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Shutai has been in the nanny car business for about 40 years. There are currently 16 19-seat nanny cars and 4 28-seat school buses. According to this calculation, the first round of funds can get 240,000 yuan; the second round can get 600,000 yuan, that is A total of 840,000 yuan seems to be a considerable amount of funding. However, Shu Tai admitted that the 20 vehicles still have fixed expenses. The first round of subsidies that have been obtained is just a lot of money. "This month, after paying the parking space rental, I don't know if there is money next month."
The industry estimated earlier that the fixed expenses for nanny cars averaged 25,000 yuan; for school buses it was 40,000 yuan. But Shu Tai said that the actual expenditure is now greater, the former is expected to be nearly 40,000 yuan per month, the latter is almost 60,000 yuan. She explained that at present, when vehicles are parked for a long time, the machine parts are more susceptible to failure and "rusting", and the vehicles need to be inspected and even repaired before the resumption of classes. On the day of the interview, when the reporter boarded his babysitter's car, the door still closed after the door was still sounding a warning sound, Shu Tai needed to restart the engine to return to normal.
(Photo by Li Zetong)
In addition to maintenance, insurance, license fees, etc., fixed expenses also include car supply and car rental. Shu Tai said that in recent years, the industry has responded to the government's successive car changes, and there are still 12 vehicles that have not yet been supplied. However, February has not yet been approved by the bank and the auto club to "repay the interest and not repay the principal." The school bus costs 40,000 yuan, accounting for about half of the expenditure. As for parking spaces, although the government allocated about 50,000 square feet of container terminals at Kwai Chung for free parking in the transportation industry, Shu Tai said that if the existing parking spaces were rented out, it would be more difficult to find parking spaces in the future. Rent, some private parking spaces are up to 3,800 yuan per month.
Want to switch to a cleaner to help the other party, but also not hired due to cost issues
The class has been suspended for nearly 100 days since February, which is twice the length of the SARS. In the early stage of the epidemic, Mrs. Shu has borrowed 300,000 yuan from a friend for emergency but has been exhausted. 20 drivers and 30 nanny have taken unpaid leave since February . She also pointed out that unlike the school bus company, the nanny car does not sign a contract with the school, and communicates directly with the parents. "If you do n’t sit, do n’t sit." Originally, some students ’fares in February were charged, and they need to be refunded in full. No income. Although he had planned to work as a cleaner, the other party was not hired because of cost issues.
Too many times describe the babysitter car as a "dusk business", with high costs and low profits. After deducting school holidays, "11 months of food a year", and most of the drivers are retirees, elderly, "50s drivers Has been fast-grown. " She pointed out that most of the nanny cars can only operate routes that the school bus will not go through. The route or the more remote and unpopular. For example, some students live in Stanley and Mobil, but attend classes in the North Point District, so that the operating costs increase. "The profitable line "The school bus is doing it." She also said that the school bus can be used as a tourist bus on holidays, but the nanny car can only pick up students, and the income is lower compared to the next.
"Extinct Shutai": It's so courageous to get in the car
Although it is difficult to manage, Shu Tai, who claims to be "the big road" and "love the children", describes "there is courage to get in the car", adding to her motivation to continue the business. She laughed and said that she was in harmony with her students. All the cars had flower names. For example, some students called "Dakouqing"; then some students jokingly called her "extinct Shutai". Shu Tai, who had a deep frown, thought about getting along with the students and immediately fell in love.
It is said that the elementary school may resume classes from June on and off. For the future, Shu Tai admitted that "I do n’t know, it ’s so hesitant." I only hope that the news is true, but I also expect that the number of students will be halved, because some parents have said that they are unemployed, and they will personally Pickup. Some parents worry that the number of babysitters will increase, increasing the risk of transmission. The economy is sluggish and the way ahead is unclear. Is there any relief for graduation? She bluntly said: "I haven't enough money to retire." I hope the government will release the second round of anti-epidemic funds as soon as possible. In particular, some employees are exhausted and urgently need government funding.
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