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Written by: Chen Jiayi
2020-11-24 19:43
Last update date: 2020-11-24 19:43
In response to the fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the government announced today (24th) that bars, bathrooms, party rooms, nightclubs and other premises must be closed from this Thursday (26th), and live performances and dancing are prohibited.
Some bar owners expressed helplessness. They wondered why the banquet hall where the group infection broke out could continue to operate. Instead, the bar was going to close. He criticized the government for not "treating headaches" but "treating headaches", and said that "this time the government directly Cut our livelihood."
The government announced today (24th) that bars, bathrooms, party rooms, nightclubs and other premises must be closed from this Thursday (26th), and live performances and dancing are prohibited.
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Mr. Chen, the owner of the bar upstairs in Tsim Sha Tsui, said that the government announced today that it would close the bar the day after tomorrow. It was very sudden. There were only more than 30 hours of preparation and no news was received beforehand.
Owner: expected to lose 20,000 to 30,000 per day
He said that business will be better on weekends after the bar reopens. Under the half-occupancy limit, there will be 60% to 70% business, but it cannot be compared with before the epidemic.
He pointed out that two guests have just called to cancel their appointments. It is expected that the bar will lose 20,000 to 30,000 yuan a day, and 5 to 6 employees will be affected. The rent of the upstairs shop is relatively cheaper than the ground shop.
He reluctantly said that the group outbreak of the fourth wave of the epidemic has nothing to do with bars, and that closing bars does not necessarily help the epidemic, leaving the industry scratching their heads and wondering, asking "100,000 why."
He questioned why the banquet hall with the outbreak of group infection can continue to operate, but the bar should be closed.
He said that bars always did not perform live singing and dancing. He criticized the government for not "treating headaches" but "treating headaches". He also said that "this time the government will directly cut our livelihoods" instead of gradually restricting business hours and numbers.
He said that in accordance with past practices, "measures will be implemented for at least two weeks, or even one to two months," and he is not optimistic about resuming business as soon as possible. He described the bar business to be closed even two months ago and urged the government to issue the fourth round. Anti-epidemic fund.
Qian Junyong, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, said the industry is angry at the government's request for the closure of bars.
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Qian Junyong, vice chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association, said that the industry is angry at the government's request for the closure of bars, and criticized the dance group for causing the epidemic to "pay the bill" for the bar industry.
He pointed out that the government has gone through three rounds of epidemic prevention experience, but the effect of the measures is not satisfactory, and it has not been able to prevent the epidemic from occurring, which led to the fourth wave of epidemics.
He believes that the government's unreasonable request for bars to close is unfair and unreasonable. The bars have taken adequate anti-epidemic measures, and requiring bars to close business will seriously affect the livelihoods of employees. He urged the government to understand the plight of the industry and launch the fourth round of anti-epidemic funds to support the bar industry as soon as possible.
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