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Written by: Ma Weijie
2020-07-15 18:38
Last update date: 2020-07-15 18:38In response to the outbreak of the new coronary pneumonia, some supermarkets have implemented purchase restrictions, stipulating that customers can only buy two pieces of each item when buying white rice, tissues, etc., and reserve the goods for other guests.
This morning (15th), the supply of supermarkets was still sufficient, and there was no buying spree. As for the restricted goods, paper towels and white rice are the most purchased by the public. There are only a small amount of inventory left on the shelves of paper towels sold by branches, and the supply of other restricted goods is relatively sufficient.
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Hong Kong’s new coronary pneumonia epidemic broke out again, and local supermarkets are worried about the emergence of panic buying. In response to the rising demand for goods, supermarkets have re-introduced purchase restrictions, requiring customers to buy designated items such as paper towels, white rice, canned food and eggs. .
Most people buy tissues and white rice
In the Fusion of Lok Fu and the 100 supermarkets in San Po Kong, only half of the stocks of tissues are left in the morning. Among them, the Fusion supermarket in Lok Fu has very few boxed tissues on the shelves. Citizen Ms. Chen said that she was worried that "and if you don't buy a home, you might not be able to buy it.
Another member of the public said that he was not worried, and he thought that there was no need to buy it in a special way. "As long as you have money, you can buy it. You can't buy it in the pharmacy from the supermarket." Cheaper. Ms. Li, a citizen, also pointed out that buying paper towels in supermarkets was only because there was no stock at home, and she believed that the current supply of epidemic prevention materials was relatively abundant and that they were not particularly difficult to purchase.
There are only a few tissues left in the Le Fu Fusion supermarket (Photo by Ma Weijie)
In addition to paper towels, another popular item is white rice. In supermarkets in Lok Fu and San Po Kong, only about half of the stock of white rice on the shelves remains, and many people are buying edible rice. However, all the people who went shopping said that they only replenished because the rice at home was about to be eaten, not because of the epidemic.
Supply of eggs, canned food, sterilization supplies, etc. is still sufficient
With the exception of paper towels and white rice, there is no special multi-person rush to buy goods. A supermarket employee said that most customers bought paper towels this morning, followed by white rice, while other types of restricted purchases such as canned food and eggs did not change much on weekdays.
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