New Crown Vaccine | The government intends to introduce a health pass, the catering industry is worried about business falling by 40%: no need to do it quickly

The Secretary for Civil Service, Nie Dequan, said yesterday that he would not rule out referring to the implementation of the "Health Pass" in France, and in the future may require restrictions on premises so that only people who have been vaccinated can enter.

Some people in the catering industry have bluntly said that about 60 adults in Hong Kong have been vaccinated. If the measures are introduced in a short time, business in the industry is expected to fall by 40%. Unless the government introduces subsidies to make up for it, all restaurants in Hong Kong will be severely hit.

The French "Health Pass" system prohibits people who have not been injected into department stores. The local retail industry believes that if the Hong Kong government copies all of them, the industry will be greatly puzzled. Because Hong Kong people wear masks when shopping, the company also requires employees to take regular nucleic acid tests. "Don’t think that shopping in department stores is more risky than other places."

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France has strictly implemented the "health pass" system since July this year, requiring people to hold passes when entering leisure and cultural places such as theaters and museums with more than 50 people.

At the beginning of August, the "health pass" system was upgraded, and the pass was required to be presented to restaurants, shopping centers, medical institutions, and long-distance public transportation.

To obtain a pass, one of the following certificates must be provided, including the completion of a two-shot vaccination QR code, a test negative certificate within 48 hours, or a certificate of diagnosis and recovery in the past 6 months.

Huang Jielong pointed out that it has had a big impact on the industry: it is rare to breathe and push us back to the bottom of the water?

Huang Jielong, president of the Rice Seedling Society, said bluntly that the "health pass" is an "extreme measure" and an "ultimate measure." If Hong Kong implements it in the short term, unless the government reintroduces subsidies to compensate, it will have an unimaginable impact on the industry.

He roughly calculated that only about six adults in Hong Kong have been vaccinated, and if all the other four adults are banned from eating establishments, business in the industry will plummet by 40%.

He continued that the government's recent launch of electronic consumer vouchers was originally intended to reduce unemployment and revitalize the economy. The "Health Pass" will bring the signs of recovery back to its original shape. Going to the bottom?"

As for the specific method of implementation of the measures, Huang Jielong pointed out that the government has provided mobile apps to the bar industry to check the citizens’ pin cards, and citizens must also scan for safe travel or fill in paper when entering restaurants. It is estimated that pin cards can be replaced. The implementation is not difficult.

Huang estimates that the main goal of the government is to promote universal vaccination, not to supervise restaurants and other premises. He agrees that universal vaccination is inevitable and is the only way to solve the epidemic in the world. Extreme measures."

The retail industry disagrees with the health pass: low-risk department stores

Some people in the retail industry and department stores expressed that they did not understand the reasons why the government intends to refer to the French epidemic prevention measures.

They pointed out that since the outbreak of the epidemic in Hong Kong, department stores have never been closed, proving that department stores are not high-risk locations, and people wear masks when shopping, and the industry often requires employees to undergo regular testing. The risk is high.” The industry is also worried that the implementation of the relevant measures will have a serious impact on the lives of the people. For example, people have to line up to show needle cards before entering the venue, which will arouse public disgust.

The vaccination rate of all age groups in Hong Kong.

Small and medium-sized restaurants worry about repeating the mistake of banning all-day dining last year, causing a strong backlash from the public

Lin Ruihua, the convener of the Hong Kong SME Food Store Alliance, believes that foreign countries are large and residents will travel across continents and provinces. It is difficult for the local government to track confirmed cases before implementing the "Health Pass." , Will repeat the mistake of banning all-day dining last year, causing strong reactions from the public.

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