Jordan Closed Area | District Councillor takes 40 merchants to ask for help

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Written by: Chen Jiayi

2021-01-23 22:06

The last update date: 2021-01-23 22:07

The government has designated a restricted area in Jordan. People in the area are required to undergo mandatory testing and cannot leave the building until there is a negative result.

Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor stated that more than 40 merchants have asked for help, especially shops and restaurants that sell Chinese New Year goods. They have arranged to purchase goods, but they are currently unable to operate and have lost their money.

In addition, more than 10 households expressed dissatisfaction that the authorities did not provide hot meals and could not get through the relevant hotline.

▼Jordan specified restricted area blockade and detection conditions on the night and day of January 23▼

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The Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor stated that more than 40 shops, including Yau Ma Tei Market and newly reclaimed street stalls, have asked for help. In particular, the shops and restaurants selling Chinese New Year goods have already received good products and are currently unable to operate.

In addition, more than 10 residents in the district asked them for help. They were dissatisfied with the meal arrangements. They were only given instant noodles and canned food. They were not provided with hot meals and could not get through the hotline of the authorities. They were disappointed and asked the government what they were.

The Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor stated that more than 40 shops, including the Yau Ma Tei Market and the newly reclaimed street stalls, asked for help.

From left to right: Li Aoran, Lin Jianwen, Yu Debao, Zeng Ziming.

(Photo by Luo Junhao)

Yau Tsim Mong District Councillor Lin Kin-man believes that the government's goal of completing the test within two days is too ideal. As of 1 p.m., only about 3,000 people have been tested. He pointed out that many residents have left the area and believe they will not return to their homes within two days. Can the test of 10,000 people be completed before and whether it will be extended?

He criticized the closure of the area for the loss of money and the people, and asked whether there would be a second mandatory test in the future.

Citizens in the cordoned zone were only given instant noodles and canned food. Some citizens were dissatisfied that the government did not provide hot meals.

(Photo by Liang Pengwei)

Another district councillor, Li Aoran, believes that the closure of the district is a political task, saying that the recent epidemic has rebounded and the government is anxious to let the central authorities see the authorities take action and move a set of measures from the Mainland to Hong Kong.

He pointed out that Chapter 599 had not been reviewed by the Legislative Council and had not been authorized by the people. It was a brutal and rude practice.

Some merchants asked him for help. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department never communicated with them, which made them feel at a loss. The Chief Executive, Carrie Lam, did not respond to whether to compensate them.

He alleged that the government was sneakily depriving the person of personal freedom at 4 a.m., and he asked whether it would extend to other places to close the area.

District Councillor Yu Debao believes that Carrie Lam owes an apology to the residents in the district and the government should compensate the affected businesses.

Ms. Li, who opened a fruit stall in Xinreclamation Street, learned from a nearby stall at 8pm last night that the area was closed during the weekend. She said she couldn’t cope with it. There were two boxes of apples and one box of pears left. If the warehouse is full, the fruit cannot be stored for a long time and is difficult to handle.

She said that the epidemic in Jordan, Yau Ma Tei, has been severe. Fruit stalls have lost 90% of their business value. The first two weeks have been "suffering", and the area will not be able to do business in these two days. Hundreds of merchants have been caught without any prior notice. Ordered to clear the field, feeling helpless.

She believes that after the unsealing, customers will not have confidence in the shops in the area. "If you are brave enough to walk in, you can't walk away."

Citizens in the blocked area were only given instant noodles and canned food (materials in red plastic bags). Some citizens were dissatisfied that the government did not provide hot meals.

(Photo by Liao Yanxiong)

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