Political situation
Written by: Zhai Ruimin
2020-08-31 13:53
Last update date: 2020-08-31 13:53The third wave of the epidemic has slowed down. The government announced the reopening of running trails and other facilities. However, some sports venues and performance venues are still open indefinitely, and the industry is in trouble. Ma Fengguo, Member of the Legislative Council for Sports, Performing Arts, Culture, and Publishing, held a press conference today (31st), hoping that the Hong Kong government can fix any omissions and launch the "Epidemic Prevention Fund 3.0" to provide financial support to the industry.
He urged the government to consider exempting premises and gathering restrictions, and reopening listed premises such as fitness centers, dance studios, and sports venues, as well as government performance venues and sports venues, so that the industry and practitioners can continue to survive.
Ma Fengguo quoted the industry as saying that even if it does not wait for government assistance, it hopes to start business as soon as possible to save itself. The industry is willing to take different positive measures within the practicable range in exchange for the government to open up the venue as soon as possible. (Photo by Lu Yiming)
Nationwide testing sites are mostly Kangwen sites, it is difficult to resume business in the short term
Ma Fengguo said that although the first and second rounds of anti-epidemic funds helped some industries, the quota was insufficient. Schools were closed and listed premises closed due to the severe epidemic, causing sports coaches, art instructors and performance workers to face "zero income". State, falling into the moment of life and death. He also pointed out that self-employed people who apply for the government's "Protected Employment" program require an MPF account, and only 40,000 of the 100,000 self-employed persons in the industry receive funding.
Ma Fengguo pointed out that looking forward to the next few months, the industry situation is still not optimistic. In addition, most of the national testing sites are Kangwen venues. It is expected that the industry will not be able to resume business in a short time.
In addition to requesting the launch of the "Anti-epidemic Fund 3.0", Ma Fengguo also suggested that the government mobilize existing resources to help the industry, such as using the Film Development Fund, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department’s annual funding of 200 million yuan for arts groups, etc. The expenditure saved due to the epidemic should be redistributed to Save the industry.
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Ma Fengguo quoted the industry as saying that even if it does not wait for government assistance, it still hopes to start business as soon as possible to help itself. The industry is willing to take different active measures within the practicable range in exchange for the government to open up the venue as soon as possible.
He took football as an example, and suggested that he could refer to European practices and open the football field to allow players to play behind closed doors. When asked whether the industry should participate in national testing in exchange for resuming business as soon as possible, Ma Fengguo did not agree with national testing as a condition. Testing should be an anti-epidemic measure for the entire society, and citizen participation is responsible for society.
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