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Written by: Chen Shuxia
2020-11-08 17:22
Last update date: 2020-11-08 17:23
The epidemic continues, and many large-scale exhibition arrangements have changed. One of the main events of the year, the Victoria Park Lunar New Year Festival, will be held in early February next year before the Chinese New Year.
However, it is understood that the relevant policy bureaus of the Hong Kong government are exploring new plans, including undertaking the abolition of the dry goods area last year and studying the cancellation of cooked food stalls in order to more effectively manage the population and control the risk of transmission under the epidemic.
According to the news, the Hong Kong government has not yet formally "decided" and is still evaluating and studying related risks. It will meet again in the next day to discuss and announce the final decision in a short time.
The reporter is making enquiries with the Food and Health Bureau and the FEHD.
A large number of students have participated in the preparation of stalls in the Lunar New Year Fair over the years, but under the epidemic, the authorities may cancel the dry goods stalls for the second consecutive year.
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February 12 next year is the New Year’s Day of the Year of the Ox. As usual, from the 24th of the year to the early morning of the first day of the first month, Victoria Park and the multi-regional government playgrounds will hold outdoor Lunar New Year fairs, and there will be dry and wet goods stalls. , And snack stalls, attracting many merchants to bid for the sale of new year flowers and seasonal food.
Dry goods stalls have been cancelled in the Year of the Rat
However, last year coincided with an anti-amendment incident. The Hong Kong government announced for the first time that there would be no dry goods stalls. At the same time, it expanded the area of wet goods stalls and widened public passages to relieve congestion. A spokesperson for the FEHD explained at that time, "Because of the crowds in the Lunar New Year Fair in the past, there were elderly people and children among them. Taking into account the current social situation, the government, as the owner and the organizer of the Lunar New Year Fair, has the responsibility to protect the safety of stall owners and the public." The Department of Environmental Protection also stated at that time that in order to support small and medium-sized enterprises in the face of downward economic pressure, the bidding price for the Lunar New Year Fair was halved annually.
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The epidemic has hit all walks of life, and the arrangements for many large-scale fairs have changed. The HK Wine & Dine Festival will be conducted online, and trade fairs will not have on-site food tastings. The Lunar New Year Fair in the coming year may also be Usher in a "new look".
There will be a final decision as soon as next week
It is understood that the authorities are studying the specific implementation details, including taking into account the large number of people at the Lunar New Year holiday, it is assessing the risks and checking whether there is a need to cancel the event; the other plan tends to proceed as scheduled, but the fast food and dry goods stalls will be cancelled and the wet stalls will be used. File-based.
According to sources, the authorities have not made a final "decision" for the time being. It is expected that a final decision will be made next week. "The gathering restriction order is one of the considerations of the epidemic."
Some florists who have participated in the exhibition for many years expect that the authorities will announce the details of the bid as soon as possible. "It is good to have the same or not. I will tell you soon. When we are at ease." He also said that the New Year flowers must be planted early. It fell through and needed to find another sales channel, hoping that the New Year’s Eve would be held as scheduled under limited circumstances.
He also pointed out that the dry goods stalls were cancelled for the first time last year, which in turn made business better, "because all of them were buying flowers."
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