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Written by: Huang Yingjin
2021-04-05 19:39
Last update date: 2021-04-05 19:41
The new crown pneumonia epidemic continued. During the five consecutive Easter and Ching Ming Festival holidays, many citizens went out for fun, and some chose to go to the newly reopened beach.
At Shek O Beach on Hong Kong Island, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department did not reopen the barbecue site at the same time, but one of the barbecue sites was open as usual. The reporter witnessed that there were about 40 BBQ customers grilling around the stove. There are more than 4 people, ignoring the 4 people restriction order.
There are as many as 8 people and one beach has not been patrolled
The Leisure and Cultural Services Department announced the reopening of 15 beaches last Wednesday (March 31), setting out three anti-epidemic measures, namely, swimmers must comply with the 4-person limit order, always wear masks at the beaches, and barbecue facilities on the beaches. Continue to close.
The Ching Ming and Easter holidays are five days long, and most people can only spend the holidays in Hong Kong.
The reporter visited Shek O Beach this afternoon (5th). The Leisure and Cultural Services Department used rubber horses to block the entrance of the public barbecue site and taped the barbecue pits to prevent anyone from entering the barbecue area without authorization.
However, there is a restaurant on the right side of the beach that has a private barbecue area in the open space outside the store. There are barbecue pits, tables and chairs, and there are shop assistants to serve customers.
At the scene, there were about 40 people in the venue, diners in groups, ignoring the four-person gathering restriction order, taking off their masks and sitting around the stove to enjoy the barbecue.
According to the reporter's observation, most of them have 4 to 5 people sitting at the same table, and even 8 people are at the same table, and the distance between each table is less than 1.5 meters.
In addition, many children took off their masks and chased and played in the venue, but no person in charge of the venue or the Leisure and Cultural Services Department came to inspect.
Several police officers outside the beach maintained traffic order and did not enter the beach to patrol.
In addition, at the other end of the beach, a restaurant is also suspected of opening a barbecue.
The reporter entered as a tourist to check the location of the barbecue site. A clerk asked the reporter whether he was the person who made an appointment, saying that there are only two barbecue sites inside the restaurant and the above-mentioned restaurant.
According to the latest social distancing measures, except for those exempted, groups of more than four people will continue to be prohibited in public places during the specified period.
Anyone who participates in a prohibited group gathering, organizes a prohibited group gathering, or owns, controls or operates the place where the gathering takes place and knowingly permits the gathering is a crime under Chapter 599G and can be fined up to 25,000 yuan and Imprisonment for six months.
Those who participate in a prohibited group gathering can pay a fixed fine of 5,000 yuan to relieve the legal liability for the crime.
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