New crown pneumonia | Bars and karaoke fail to reopen Roger reprimands the government for not singing K in ten years

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Written by: Hu Jiaxin

2020-09-09 10:24

Last update date: 2020-09-09 10:25

The new crown pneumonia epidemic has slowed down. The government announced on Friday to relax social distancing measures, including gathering restrictions and increasing the maximum number of people per table to four in restaurants, but bars and karaokes still need to be closed.

A Lan Kwai Fong bar owner said in an interview with the commercial channel program "Starting on a Sunny Day" that he understands the risks of spreading at the bar, but believes that the nature of the restaurant is similar to that of the bar, and it is not fair to just relax the restaurant.

Luo Jiecheng, a businessman who runs Red MR karaoke, was disappointed by the government’s decision. He said that the industry has repeatedly written to the authorities and is willing to cooperate with the epidemic prevention, such as restricting operations to the early hours of the morning, up to four people per room, etc., but is still not allowed to open. I haven't been to karaoke in 2015, and I don't understand the situation where the place can control the risk of infection.

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40% of bars have no restaurant licenses and many have closed in recent months

Ricky, the owner of the Lan Kwai Fong bar, said on the commercial TV program "Starting on a Sunny Day" that he understands the spreading risks of the bar premises, but believes that the nature of the restaurant and the bar are similar, and it is not fair to just relax the restaurant.

He estimated that 60% to 70% of bars are still open for business because they have food and beverage licenses, and about 40% only hold bar licenses and fail to open business. Business has been severely hit. Many bars have closed in recent months.

He pointed out that in order to control the epidemic, the industry is willing to restrict business hours and not play music. He hopes that the government can consider the difficult business conditions and reopen the bar in the next round, "Saving space for business."

Ricky, the owner of a Lan Kwai Fong bar, said on a commercial program that restaurants and bars are similar in nature, and it is not fair to just relax the restaurant.

(Data Picture / Photo by Yu Junliang)

Luo Jiecheng​: Disappointment of not allowing the operation to question the high level of government has not been to karaoke in ten years

Roger Cheng, a businessman who runs Red MR karaoke, said on the same show that he was disappointed with the government’s decision. He pointed out that the industry wrote to the authorities many times, suggesting that the industry is willing to cooperate with epidemic prevention measures, such as restricting operations to the early hours of the morning, a room for up to four people, and Singing is limited to two hours, and employees are regularly tested for viruses, but the government has not accepted it.

Luo Jiecheng questioned that high-level government officials had not visited karaoke venues in ten years. He emphasized that the current consumption pattern has changed. Customers not only sing songs, but mostly party-oriented, and the room space is large. "Don’t sit and bury them." He criticized the industry’s closure of about two. Months, but the Sparrow House is open for business, and the measures are unreasonable.

He pointed out that he understands that epidemic prevention is important, but it must balance people's livelihoods. Under the epidemic, the industry has been closed for a long time, and expensive rents and employee salaries have to be paid. "Unpaid leave is exhausted." Ask the government why the industry is prohibited from operating, but "do not forbid landlords from collecting rent."

Roger Cheng, a businessman who runs Red MR Karaoke, said on the same show that he was disappointed that the karaoke could not be reopened.

(Information Picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)

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