In order to clear customs with the Mainland, the government had earlier forced citizens to use "Travel with peace of mind" in markets and other places, and announced that it would be expanded to more locations, including restaurants throughout Hong Kong.
Huang Jielong, president of the Rice Seedling Society, said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" today (10th) that the authorities met with the industry last week and talked about expanding the use of safe travel.
He pointed out that the industry "has no will to speak of", believing that the government should agree with the mainland for customs clearance conditions, and only announce the premises involved in one go. He also believes that a better explanation should be given to make it more acceptable to the society.
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Huang Jielong, president of the Rice Seedling Society, pointed out that the authorities met with the industry last Friday. At that time, it was mentioned that the use of peace of mind travel was expanded, but it was only for exchange and non-announcement.
Since Hong Kong has maintained a local zero diagnosis for a long time, he estimated that the government has tightened the relevant measures for customs clearance, which is not only related to Category B restaurants.
He pointed out that the government should first please the mainland to please the customs clearance requirements before announcing the premises involved. The industry "has no intention to speak about" the incident. The government should provide more explanations to make it more acceptable to the society.
He cited the compulsory use of peace of mind in the market as an example. He believed that the authorities used it as an experiment, but it caused a backlash in the society and did not see that the customs could be cleared.
He mentioned that Guangzhou’s practice in Mainland China is more relaxed than that in Hong Kong. Restaurants have no restrictions on business hours and social distance is less than 1.5 meters. The business hours were originally restricted to allow fewer people to go out. However, the government even distributes consumer vouchers to stimulate consumption. Suppress consumption to prevent the epidemic?"
Huang Jielong, president of the Rice Seedling Society.
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