Vaccine Bubble | The Hong Kong Government intends to extend injection requirements to all restaurants Huang Jielong: business fell at least 30%

It is reported that the government is studying the expansion of vaccination requirements to all restaurants and listed premises.

The Director of the Civil Service Bureau, Nie Dequan, admitted today (27) that the health authorities have explored this direction and believes that it is necessary to distinguish between citizens who have received injections and those who have not.

Huang Jielong, president of the Rice Seedling Society, said that the catering industry has been communicating with the government on a regular basis, but so far the government has never discussed with the industry about vaccine passports or injections before entering restaurants. I believe this is only an initial study.

Huang bluntly said that although about 70 adults in Hong Kong have received the first injection, if the government mandates that only those who get the injection can eat in, it will also hit the catering industry. It may be that the family does not fight, so the whole family does not go to the street to eat, so the impact may be more than 30%!"

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Huang Jielong, president of the Rice Seedling Society.

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Huang Jielong: The government has never discussed the arrangement with the catering industry. It is only an initial study

Huang Jielong, president of the Rice Seedling Society, said in a telephone interview with "Hong Kong 01" that the catering industry has been in regular communication with the government and has recently been in contact with the issue of "travel with peace of mind", but the authorities have not given vaccine passports or received injections from restaurant customers. Arrange communication for entering restaurants and so on.

Huang said that the epidemic situation in Hong Kong is quite easing. With zero confirmed cases in Hong Kong, I believe the government will only conduct initial research and will not implement relevant requirements in the short term, or it may be a special arrangement under severe epidemic conditions.

If one person does not get an injection or the whole family does not go out, once it is implemented, it will hit the catering industry hard

Huang Jielong said bluntly that the profitability of the catering industry is low, and the profitability is generally only single digits.

Although about 70 people in Hong Kong have received the first injection, the government mandates that only those who have received the injection can eat in. Not only the three adults who have not received the injection are affected, it is a serious blow to the catering industry. Some of them may be due to the fact that the family does not fight, so the whole family does not go to the street to eat, so the impact may be more than 30%!" He hopes that the government will need to balance the needs of the public and the voice of the catering industry in addition to considering the opinions of experts on epidemic prevention.

Huang Jiahe, President of the Food and Beverage Federation.

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Huang Jiahe: You can compulsorily use "Travel with peace of mind" and the vaccination rate is 80% before consideration

The President of the Federation of Catering Industry Association Huang Jiahe also believes that if the government only approves dine-in for vaccinators, it means that all restaurants in Hong Kong will immediately lose millions of potential customers, and for citizens who are unwell or unwilling to vaccinate , The impact is too great: "Thirty percent, two million, and tens of thousands of people have not received an injection. When half of them will go out to eat in the street, if you can get an injection or go to a restaurant, there will be no business!"

Huang Jiahe bluntly said that some people do not want to get an injection due to health considerations or other reasons. The government should consider the actual situation before making a decision. "Experts can use drinking straws for drinking, but it is not feasible." He suggested that the government should consider compulsory use first. "Travel with peace of mind." When the vaccination rate of Hong Kong people exceeds 80%, we will consider whether to further require people who have been injected before they can go to restaurants to eat, so as to reduce the impact on the public and the catering industry.

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