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The atmosphere at Langham Place, Mong Kok, on the first day of the Mid-Autumn Festival and the National Day, is deserted and the citizens are reluctant to spend: return to housing after a short trip

2020-10-01T11:59:58.411Z


The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Today (1st) is the first day of the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival four consecutive holidays. In the past, many citizens chose to travel abroad during the holiday. However, customs were closed in various places during the epidemic, and citizens were forced to stay locally for consumption And have fun. However, there are not many people in the Mong Kok shopping mall. Some shop assistants pointed out that "no one order is available" after opening the shop for a few hours, but it is expected that the flow of people at night will increase, and some shop assistants think that "everyone may go back to the dry house to eat and eat." Said that they were worried about safety and went home early. Some citizens also ordered four people to be ordered as a party, so they chose to go home for dinner.


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Written by: Ouyang Dehao

2020-10-01 18:32

Last update date: 2020-10-01 19:00

The new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong continues. Today (1st) is the first day of the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival four consecutive holidays. In the past, many citizens chose to travel abroad during the holiday. However, customs were closed in various places during the epidemic, and citizens were forced to stay locally for consumption And have fun.

However, there are not many people in the Mong Kok shopping mall. Some shop assistants pointed out that "no one order is available" after opening the shop for a few hours, but it is expected that the flow of people at night will increase, and some shop assistants think that "everyone may go back to the dry house to eat and eat." Said that they were worried about safety and went home early. Some citizens also ordered four people to be ordered as a party, so they chose to go home for dinner.

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On the first day of the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, the traffic on the streets of Mong Kok at 3 pm coincides with Sunday, but the traffic in Langham Place shopping mall is significantly less. Many shops offer discounts, such as a handbag of 99 yuan and men’s tops One piece is 99 yuan and so on.

Among them, Ms. Chen, a clerk in the jewelry store, said that compared to last year's National Day, it has improved, because shopping malls were often "closed" during the social movement and they could not do business as usual.

She confessed that even though the epidemic has eased recently, business volume has not improved. She believes that people would rather go to restaurants than shop.

"Because there is really no way in this environment, retailing is not a necessity."

She continued to point out that "no one order will be available" for opening a store for a few hours today. It is expected that the flow of people in the evening will increase, but it will have little effect on business volume.

She explained that in the past, Langham Place was dominated by tourists shopping, "and I have to go back to work, my sister may not be able to buy it." She also pointed out that yesterday was transferred to a branch in Tsim Sha Tsui and observed older people The citizens are more willing to consume.

On the first day of the National Day and Mid-Autumn Festival holidays, Sino Center shopping mall was not crowded this afternoon.

(Photo by Ouyang Dehao)

Luxury goods do not depend on mainland tourists, business will not be affected

And the Xinhe Center shopping mall in the district was not crowded this afternoon. Ms. Lin, a headphone shop clerk, said that the crowds in recent days have been sparser than in the past. "The piano evening is so quiet, maybe everyone will go back to the store to eat and eat. "However, she pointed out that in recent years, tourists have come to Hong Kong to buy luxury goods less frequently, which has little impact on business during the National Day holiday, only a drop of about 10%.

She explained that in fact, the price of luxury goods in the Mainland is not much different from that in Hong Kong. In terms of maintenance, tourists would rather buy in the Mainland. "It's like an iPhone. It's better to buy from the mainland if you are fighting for hundreds of mosquitoes. There is a problem with waste. "She also pointed out that in recent years, online shopping has risen and Taobao hasn't made business. "You always have to try out the goods when you buy more than 10,000 lines."

Mr. Chen bluntly said that the next holiday will not be specially consumed and celebrated.

(Photo by Ouyang Dehao)

Citizens worry about safety and return home early

Mr. Chen, a family of four shopping at Langham Place, said that today’s expenditures have exceeded expectations. The purchase of LEGO toys and edging stoves for young children cost a total of more than 1,000 yuan.

Although it was about 4 pm, he frankly said that he was ready to leave Mong Kok and have a reunion dinner at his mother-in-law's house. "Don't dare to walk around, don't know it will be chaotic, and take Qin's worthless blog." When asked about the next few days of vacation. Whether he will go to outlying islands to play, he pointed out that under the epidemic, people come and go in the suburbs, and most of them bring young children to the park downstairs.

Citizen: Don’t dare to buy fish balls on the street

And Mr. Chen, who is waiting for his girlfriend, said bluntly that the next holiday will not be specially consumed and celebrated. "It is not special, as usual, it is not worth celebrating, so I will return to the house after a short trip." He explained that the restaurant has the most. Sitting with 4 people, it’s difficult to ask friends or family to eat out. Wearing a mask under the epidemic also reduces the mood of fun. "In the past, you could buy street food, but you can buy skewers of fish and eggs at home. Don’t you dare to eat street food? ."

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