New Coronary Pneumonia｜Half of the taxi driver's epidemic "split key" Chamber of Commerce advocates a short-term rent reduction of up to 100 yuan

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Written by: Chen Jingqi

2020-07-14 18:04

The New Coronary Pneumonia epidemic rebounded. The government announced yesterday (13th) that it will implement a series of new epidemic prevention measures on Wednesday (15th), including restaurants banned for a specified period of time, people must wear masks on transportation, and close 12 types of listed premises Wait for 7 days.

Some taxi chambers of commerce pointed out that with the new epidemic prevention measures and the epidemic of drivers, at least 5% of the "split keys" have not rented cars. The Hong Kong Taxi and Light Bus Business Association Zhou Guoqiang believes that after the authorities announced the measures, the response of front-line drivers was not too great. However, the Chamber of Commerce took into account the tightening of anti-epidemic measures by the government. The circular advises car owners to reduce car rentals for urban taxis from 15 to 21 this month. Day and night car rentals are provided with subsidies of $30 and $100, respectively, to help drivers get through difficult times.

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Zhang Zhijun, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Taxi Business Association, said that after the government announced a series of new anti-epidemic measures, about 5% of drivers currently do not rent cars. Zhang explained that the split key situation has improved compared with March this year. The government and taxi owners have successively provided subsidies or car rental allowances to drivers, so there has not been a large number of split key situations this time. In the latest round of outbreaks, the taxi driver group became infected. Zhang described that the front-line driver "meal and meal", even if there is a driver infection, the front-line driver can only take adequate anti-epidemic measures to protect himself.

Zhou Guoqiang, chairman of the Hong Kong Taxi Minibus Association, also pointed out that after the government announces a new round of anti-epidemic measures, it is expected to hit the drivers of Ye Chang more. Although the government has not taken the lead this time and asked civil servants to work from home, the situation of the frontline driver will be frustrated if the epidemic situation worsens. At present, there are a small number of front-line drivers, about 1%, who are not affected by the epidemic.

The Chamber of Commerce issued a notice advocating a reduction in urban taxi car rentals by 30 yuan per day for 7 days and 100 yuan per night

The Hong Kong Taxi and Light Bus Association issued a notice to the industry today, referring to the rapid spread of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic in the community. The government announced a new round of anti-epidemic measures, which will seriously affect the operation of taxis, and night drivers will be even more terrible. In the notice, the Chamber of Commerce called on its members to understand the driver's business difficulties, and suggested that the taxi rentals in urban areas be reduced tomorrow (15th), with a daily rental reduction of RMB 30 and a night rental rental reduction of RMB 100 for a period of 7 days.

However, the notice shows that operators have the right to adjust prices according to their own operating costs, emphasizing that price reductions are purely suggestions, not mandatory.

Zhou Guoqiang: Taxi driver's painful experience in serving the public

Yuan Guoyong, a government expert consultant and lecturer professor of the Department of Microbiology of HKU, said in an interview with the media at noon today that the new wave of the epidemic is expected to be caused by a quarantine loophole. Case No. 0 may be a taxi driver. The taxi was infected after picking up the patient at the airport and other places, and then introduced the virus to the community. Zhou Guoqiang said with excitement that the outbreak occurred because the government exempted some people from compulsory quarantine arrangements. It repeatedly emphasized that multiple taxi drivers were diagnosed, all because of the service to the public. It was described as "taking the public at the risk of life and suffering." .

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