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Written by: Ma Weijie
2020-07-04 16:05
Date of last update: 2020-07-04 16:05Affected by the new type of pneumonia and social movements, the tourism industry suffered a setback. The Hong Kong Tourism Promotion Association petitioned outside the government headquarters today and submitted a petition letter to the Chief Secretary for Administration, Zhang Jianzong, hoping that the government would launch the "health code" as soon as possible Customs clearance in Guangdong Province and Macau allows the industry to start again. Director General Cui Dingbang expressed the hope that after the launch of the "Health Code", a large number of test quotas will be provided in the future. I understand that the "Health Code" application is expensive and it is difficult for the grassroots to afford. It would be more reasonable to maintain it below 200 yuan.
In addition, due to the current epidemic situation in various parts of the world, most of the business in the industry is halted and resumption of work is unplanned. The employees work as part-time workers in mask factory warehouses, quarantine center heat detectors, and security guards. However, because many people need to work, the competition is fierce. And they had only 60% of their income in the past, and some people were even more helpless to receive the Comprehensive Relief.
The Hong Kong Tourism Promotion Association petitioned outside the government headquarters today, hoping that the government will launch a "health code" as soon as possible to exempt quarantine and help resume the work of tourism practitioners. Cui Dingbang, the director general of the Hong Kong Tourism Promotion Association, said that among the many industries, only the tourism industry is stagnant, and the tourism industry is "seeing the dawn" for the future. The "health code" is the first step in restoring cross-border traffic flow, and requires the "health code" to provide a large number of testing quotas, and hopes that the cost can be maintained within a reasonable range of less than 200 yuan.
In addition to the "health code", Cui Dingbang also pointed out that the government should resume the flow of people in neighboring areas of Hong Kong. He took the example of the opening of the British waiver of quarantine next week as an example. The Hong Kong Government should resume proper customs clearance with the Greater Bay Area and Macau, and restore normal traffic and people-to-people exchanges in an orderly manner.
The Hong Kong Tourism Promotion Association petitioned outside the government headquarters today, hoping that the government will launch a "health code" as soon as possible. (Photo by Ma Weijie)
The director of the Hong Kong Tourism Promotion Association, Chen Shitang, said that the life of tourism practitioners is miserable. Since June last year, there has been no income in the past year. In order to maintain his livelihood, he has to switch to other part-time jobs and engage in logistics in mask factories, but the current workload There has been a decrease, and I only have to work two days a week. "I’ve done a good job. Now, there are eight out of ten. I’m out of work, and many industries are recovering. Only the tourism industry seems to be hopeless."
Ye Zhiwei, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Tourism Practitioners, said that other types of jobs have great part-time competition, and it is difficult for travel practitioners to find work. They went to the airport expo for part-time quarantine work, working up to 12 hours and earning only 60% of their income.
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