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Written by: McCain Golden Chess Lao Minyi
2020-05-08 19:53
Last update date: 2020-05-08 19:59Hong Kong's new coronary pneumonia epidemic has stabilized. The government today (8th, Friday) relaxed the restrictions on closures and closures. Bars can be reopened, but each table is limited to 4 people. "Hong Kong 01" has visited the Knutsford Terrace in Tsim Sha Tsui and Lan Kwai Fong in Central. The crowd at Happy Hour has dropped by 70% compared to the previous period. There are also bars that are not open.
A bar owner revealed that since the outbreak of the business on January 20, the business "plugged into the water". "The monthly rent is 300,000 yuan. Some shopkeepers have simply eroded deposits, decorations, and handed over keys. Everyone looks good." In the past, Happy Friday can do tens of thousands of dollars in business, "It ’s hard to have ten thousand today!"
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This evening, the reporter visited the Knutsford Terrace in Tsim Sha Tsui and Lan Kwai Fong in Central. Most bars have not yet opened, including All Night Long, which had infected groups earlier; while other police officers visited, the bars have followed the government's reopening regulations to provide guests with body temperature and hand rub.
Sheng Zhiwen, chairman of the Lan Kwai Fong Association Group, showed up for a tour. He was happy that everyone could come out for entertainment and thought he could enjoy a pleasant weekend. I was asked when will Lan Kwai Fong's business return to normal? He bluntly said that the bar currently only allows 50% of guests to enter, hoping to confirm the diagnosis in two weeks, and the government can relax the relevant measures, "but the most important thing is to guarantee employment."
On May 8, the happy hour crowd in Lan Kwai Fong, Central, was 70% lower than before. (Photo by McCain)
Lan Kwai Fong Bar: There are colleagues who spend 9 million to give up after renting
The owner of the Languifang bar, who is unwilling to take a photo, said that he has never seen such a weak business in the past 30 years since its opening. "In the past year, the real department is the worst. I ca n’t control the epidemic." He said that the rent is 300,000 per month. Yuan, with zero income in the past month, "Some shopkeepers simply eroded deposits, decorations, and key locks, and everyone looked good." Even some bars decided to give up rent after spending 9 million yuan on renovations.
He did not think that the business could recover before the epidemic because Hong Kong people's spending power was weak because the economy was hit hard. In the past Friday, the bar could have a business of 30,000 yuan, but tonight may not have 10,000 yuan. "Yan Zhouwu is doing 10,000 yuan business, and the row is 1,000 yuan. The chefs are not enough."
The person in charge of the bar: no live band to reduce the attractiveness
Ricky, the head of Lan Kwai Fong Meilan Juzhu Bar with a local band performance, said that there has been no opening in the past April, and the erosion of rent has involved six figures. "I have tried many times to rent down with the same owner, but the other party is good. "There are principles." He said, "Many guests visit the song on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. In particular, one or two of Lan Kwai Fong have Cantonese songs. At first, we were full of people and full of people. Go out. "Unexpectedly, after the outbreak began, especially in the pub group with bands, the business immediately dropped by 70% to 80%." Sometimes there is no one to open a shop, don't count the rent, and the oil and wax are tens of thousands of dollars. , Zhongwei not counting employees. "
Although the bar is now reopening, no bands are allowed. Ricky bluntly said that he couldn't reach the break-even point. "Without buried live bands, there must be less attraction."
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Bar staff said it was not easy to carry out epidemic prevention work
At about 6 o'clock in the afternoon, there was not much traffic at the Knutsford Terrace in Tsim Sha Tsui. A shop only seated about four to five passengers, most of them less than four people. Almost all the patrons removed their masks while drinking and talking. At about 7 pm, staff members of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department were also suspected of visiting the scene. The bar All Night Long, which has broken out multiple confirmed cases, is still closed.
In the past, "Happy Friday", which was loved by Hong Kong people, was mentioned by a bar clerk, Su, who said that the business should have been good on Friday, but the flow of people is not too much today. Fortunately, regular customers frequented. She said that she should n’t worry too much about making money. “It ’s not surprising if you do it. How many months do you have no income?” She criticized that government subsidies are not immediate, and help is better than nothing.
She said that the bar measures body temperature and provides hand rubbing liquid for guests early in the morning, and also arranges weekly cleaning. After that, it also maintains 1.5 meters between the tables. Before opening, it is cleaned with bleach to fight the disease. She said it was difficult to ask guests to wear back masks immediately when they were n’t drinking, arguing that the request was unreasonable and impolite.
Knoxford Terrace Bar Guest: So excited, Zinai has been out
Citizen Mr. Chen and three friends went to Knoxford Terrace Bar for drinking together. During the closure of Chen Zhi Bar, he has not been to other places where he can drink. So today, he can talk with his friends about the wine. "I ’m so excited, so excited, yeah. Naidu has been out. " He said that he did not worry about the risk of spreading to the bar. "There are zero cases in Hong Kong (local). There are so many foreigners in the bar. There is nothing wrong with the family." The government appealed that it should be removed only when eating. Under the mask, his friend Mr. Zeng said bluntly: "I'm so angry, I want to be in the middle so that you can sit down and drink!"
During the closure of the bar, Mr. Ye still patronizes bars that are open for food every day. He admits that "it is necessary to drink a few cups when working," He believes that the flow of people at Knosh Fotai increased today, "the atmosphere is good when there are many people," but he said that he is not worried about the risk of infection, because he avoids the most people's time. "Well." He also brought sterile paper towels to wipe things, and also chose to sit outdoors in an open space. "Don't dare to sit on the shop head and live in the face. I don't know when to wash the air-conditioning first."
Ms. Ye, the alcoholic, thought that as long as she wore a mask, kept a social distance with a stranger, and refused to "set up the stage", she believed that her peers were not sick, but the happiest thing was to return to the massage parlor and plan to visit after a meal, "Go for a foot massage immediately "The only regret is that the master who has been patronizing has already made an appointment. Ms. Lin, a fellow traveler, believed that the epidemic had eased. "Hong Kong people are so bored and so surprised." They also said that they also drank in the restaurant during the closure of the bar, so the impact was not too great.
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