In order to avoid isolation and customs clearance with the Mainland, Hong Kong has been strictly preventing imports from the outside world, which has attracted dissatisfaction with foreign investment and foreign chambers of commerce.
Tara Joseph, the president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, described earlier that she could not be like a harlequin. On the one hand, he persuaded the Hong Kong government to relax measures and on the other hand returned to Hong Kong to accept quarantine, and decided to resign as president.
In the past, Chen Zhisi, who was born in the business world, was interviewed to speak out for foreign investors, thinking that Hong Kong was stuck between two sets of anti-epidemic standards.
When he attended the event today (18th), he expressed his understanding and sympathy for the difficulties and dissatisfaction of foreign investment and chambers of commerce, but he clearly stated that they were not the only objects that the Hong Kong government had to consider. The vast majority of Hong Kong citizens were even more nervous about public health.
Chen Xu pointed out that Hong Kong's vaccination rate is insufficient, and there is no condition to open up "coexistence with the virus" overseas.
Mentioned that the prerequisite for international customs clearance is to increase the vaccination rate. He took the initiative to express that he hopes that more people in the mainland will also be vaccinated. It is impossible that our country will never go back to the world, and it is impossible to increase it."
Chen Zhisi pointed out that the business dilemma faced by foreign investment due to the epidemic prevention policy is "no way", and foreign companies with headquarters in Hong Kong have the greatest impact on business in Asia. "Especially when other regions are gradually opening up, they will become more In other words, Hong Kong is inconvenient.” However, facing the mainland market, it will be more tightly customs clearance with the mainland. Without relaxation, these companies are more likely to move to mainland cities.
He pointed out that especially at this time of each year, foreign investors are preparing for next year's plan, confessing that "they all want to know what the (government) timetable and road map are."
He pointed out that the vast majority of people and industries in Hong Kong "do not want to see us relax our epidemic prevention so that germs can enter Hong Kong." For these people, it is more important to communicate with the Mainland: "This group of people always accounts for the majority. There is no way." He also admitted that the country and foreign countries have two different ways to deal with the epidemic, which makes Hong Kong face difficulties.
Chen Zhisi pointed out that in order to clear international customs, it must be safe, and vaccines are the only solution.
With the current vaccination rate in Hong Kong, especially those over the age of 80, which is still less than 20%, it is not eligible to completely open up to allow overseas people to come to Hong Kong from isolation. I asked whether it is possible to completely prevent the elderly from contacting the outside world: Because of the high vaccination rate, we have not reached the position, can the point be opened? The risk is too high for the elderly."
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