The Limited Times

Now you can see non-English news...

Vaccines in exchange for resumption of industry bar industry worries to verify customer friction Huang Jiahe: employees should not be grudge

2021-04-13T04:43:53.213Z


The epidemic situation in Hong Kong is gradually slowing down. The government yesterday (12) released a new anti-epidemic road map of the "vaccine bubble" as a basis for relaxing restaurants, bars and other premises, as well as relaxing visits to hospitals. Chairman of Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Catering Industry Association


Social News

Written by: Lin Yingxian

2021-04-13 12:27

Last update date: 2021-04-13 12:35

The epidemic situation in Hong Kong is gradually slowing down. The government yesterday (12) released a new anti-epidemic road map of the "vaccine bubble" as a basis for relaxing restaurants, bars and other premises, as well as relaxing visits to hospitals.

Huang Jiahe, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Catering Industry Association, said on a radio program this morning (13th) that the industry had proposed to the authorities to use "safe travel" to solve the problem of front-line staff checking information. He also emphasized that it will not be due to staff failure. They dismissed the other party after being vaccinated, but believed that both parties should not be "aggressive." However, it is difficult for the restaurant to verify whether the customer has been vaccinated.

Leung Li-jen, the founding president of the Hong Kong Licensed Bar Association, said that it is not difficult to vaccinate employees, but the government should clarify whether employees who are not suitable for injections can be exempted. However, he is worried that bar employees need to check whether customers have received injections or it will cause them. Friction, believes that if there are alcoholics who have not been vaccinated, the legal responsibility should not lie in the bar.

Huang Jiahe believes that everyone is rational, and employees should not be "vindictive" without getting an injection.

(Profile picture)

Huang Jiahe, chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Catering Industry Association, pointed out that the industry will try its best to cooperate with the government's measures to relax the restrictions on evening dining and banquets, but lamented that the authorities have launched a new "trilogy" on their own and handed the responsibility to the industry.

He continued that the industry had made directional suggestions to the government, such as compulsory use of peace of mind to prevent citizens from filling in false information, and put frontline employees who were unable to enforce the law into a dilemma. He also pointed out that more than 3.5 million people in Hong Kong have downloaded the “security of mind”. "Traveling" is believed to have covered 3 million to 4 million citizens who will go out for consumption. They believe that there should be no problems before entering the premises after scanning the relevant QR code.

A craft beer shop on Heibu Street, Mong Kok, is now available for customers to fill in paper instead of scanning to travel with peace of mind.

(Photo by Li Zetong)

As for whether employees who do not want to be vaccinated will be dismissed, he emphasized that "you will not be dismissed for the same reason", but he also believes that everyone is rational and employees should not be "vindictive" and avoid injections. However, he suggested that the authorities consider allowing regular Accept the test in two weeks as an alternative plan.

▼4.6 Fubitai Vaccination resumes on the second day of Lai Chi Kok Park Gymnasium▼

+2

+2

+2

Huang Jiahe also pointed out that only large-scale restaurants can do it if the "clean zone" is designated in the store. However, the restaurant must specifically designate a room to accommodate specific customers, which is described as a "clean zone". The question emphasizes that all measures to relax social distancing still need to be discussed point by point with the government whether they are actually feasible, let the law enforcement agencies prosecute, frankly "it is almost helpless to us," and it is also difficult to verify whether customers have been vaccinated.

The bar industry held a press conference today (21st) to request the government to reopen bars before the Easter peak season, otherwise as many as half of the 1,400 licensed bars in Hong Kong, or about 700, will close.

(Photo by Yu Junliang)

The bar industry has been closed for more than a hundred days. The industry, together with karaoke and mahjong halls, went on a hunger strike outside the government. Now the dawn of the resumption of business is finally seen. Leung Li-jen, the founding chairman of the Hong Kong Licensed Bar and Clubs Association, said in a commercial program that employees are required Vaccination is not a difficult problem, but the government should clarify whether employees who are not suitable for injections can be exempted, or replaced by the current bi-weekly inspection.

Liang Liren worried that bar staff would check whether customers have been vaccinated, which would cause friction.

(Information Picture/Photographed by Li Zetong)

As for the resumption of business, employees must check whether customers have been vaccinated. Liang Liren is worried that the two parties may cause friction. He emphasized that if there are alcoholics who have not been vaccinated, the legal responsibility should not lie in the bar, and customers should bear their own responsibility, but he believes that customers will hope Go back to the bar for recreation and get vaccinated.

▼Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced on April 12 new anti-epidemic measures▼

+11

+11

+11

▼“New Way to Fight the Epidemic” Maintain social distancing measures for two weeks▼

+11

+11

+11

Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor was criticized for suspending free testing

Vaccine Bubble | Forcing employees to cooperate in disguised form?

Suspension of work without injection does not necessarily constitute discrimination. Members appeal for mutual understanding

Mandatory Testing | Kwan Yick Building Phase III has been listed three times in the month, Tuen Boyu Tan Boyu and 2 Kindergarten have been listed

01News

New crown pneumonia compulsory detection of new crown vaccine vaccine vaccination China Kexing BioNTech/Fosun vaccine Fubitai vaccine new crown vaccine side effects bar Huang Jiahe limited polymerization order

Source: hk1

All news articles on 2021-04-13

You may like

Trends 24h

Latest

© Communities 2019 - Privacy

The information on this site is from external sources that are not under our control.
The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.