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Written by: Huang Yongyu
2020-09-09 16:33
Last update date: 2020-09-09 16:33
The new crown pneumonia epidemic has slowed down. The government announced yesterday (8th) that some social distancing measures would be relaxed, but bars, karaokes and nightclubs still need to be closed.
The industry held a press conference today (9th), emphasizing that the business has been closed for more than a month and that it has suffered heavy losses.
Tommy Cheung, chairman of the Liberal Party and a member of the catering industry, bluntly said that he feels helpless that the government still does not allow the three types of industries to resume operations.
Zhang pointed out that the industry will implement a number of anti-epidemic measures and hope that the government will stop suddenly requesting the industry to suspend operations. "The epidemic will not go away. I hope that by the worst of July, there will be hundreds of cases every day, all of which are more open than ours."
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Zhang Yuren pointed out that he had met with government officials in late August. At that time, he had proposed five epidemic prevention measures, including stipulating two hours for guests to eat, introducing electronic charges, reducing the spread of the virus through cash contact, separating cleaners and food delivery staff, etc. I am disappointed and helpless that they have not yet been approved for resumption of business, and do not agree that these industries have a particularly high risk of transmission.
He expects that while the government approves the industry’s resumption of business next week, "it’s not the case that the epidemic will go away this time. I hope that by the worst of July, there will be hundreds of cases every day, all of which are more open than ours. "He emphasized that the industry already has corresponding epidemic prevention measures.
Tommy Cheung, chairman of the Liberal Party and a member of the catering industry, hopes that the government will stop suddenly asking the industry to cease operations.
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Bar industry: guests must be disinfected before entering
Liang Liren, the convener of the Bar Industry Alliance, pointed out that there are 1,500 licensed regular bars in the industry, with nearly 20,000 employees. He is frankly in dire straits and hopes to resume business as soon as possible, emphasizing that in addition to general social distancing measures, such as a limit of 4 people per table , 1.5 meters of social distance, etc., the industry will introduce a number of anti-epidemic measures, including mandatory health declaration forms, full body disinfection before entering the premises, and customers must wear masks completely except during eating and drinking. "Compared to any industry Do more and do enough to make the people confident."
When asked if it would be difficult to implement relevant measures in reality, Liang believed that the public had felt the power of the epidemic and their awareness of crisis had increased, so they would exercise self-discipline.
He also mentioned that the public has recently experienced fatigue from fighting the epidemic and even drinking alcohol in industrial buildings without a liquor license. If the industry is approved to resume business, the situation can be reduced.
Karaoke hopes the government will push for rent compensation
Liao Weiping, chairman of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Ballroom Nightclub United General Chamber of Commerce, said that the business has been closed for a long time, and all employees and public relations are unemployed. "The situation is quite tragic." The employees even need to borrow money to spend the day. I hope the government will understand the reality.
In addition, the industry will require all employees to undergo a national test and the result is negative before they can go to work.
Luo Xueyi, executive director of Red Mr, pointed out that the karaoke venue has been closed for 120 days this year, and the industry has suffered heavy losses. "Each branch is over 10,000 square feet, and the rent is over one million." I hope the government will provide rental compensation.
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