The government announced the tightening of epidemic prevention measures, starting in the early morning of tomorrow (7th), banning evening meals for 14 days.
Zhang Yuren, a member of the Executive Council and a legislator of the catering industry, said this morning (6th) that the catering industry has been cooperating with the government in epidemic prevention. However, the catering industry is the first to "find the number" for each outbreak. It is expected that the catering industry's original income will reach 130 to 14 billion yuan. I believe that if there is no dine-in dinner in the next 14 days, "at least 4 billion will not be seen."
Zhang Yuren appealed to landlords to consider rent reduction to help the industry. The government should also consider applying for funding support from the Legislative Council. He suggested increasing the 100% guaranteed loan amount to help the industry tide over the difficulties.
He believes that the government should force all people to be vaccinated in the long run, otherwise it will bring down Hong Kong's economy.
When meeting with reporters today, Zhang Yuren said that the government has "relaxed" the epidemic prevention measures, describing it as decisive in the "Zhang" aspect this time, and he hopes that the government will also be decisive in "relaxing" in the future.
He pointed out that during the Chinese New Year last year, citizens could no longer eat out. Now most of the citizens and the industry have been vaccinated. Unfortunately, "something happened, and it was the catering industry."
He pointed out that the catering industry has already spent money to buy food ingredients near the end of the year and is preparing to operate the evening market around the New Year. Nowadays, income has been greatly reduced after the evening market is closed, but the expenditure has continued. Therefore, he once again appealed to all owners to raise their hands and reduce rents to help the industry.
Zhang Yuren appealed to landlords to consider rent reduction to help the industry.
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Call on the authorities to apply for large grants and then support the catering industry appropriately
With regard to the amount of assistance, Zhang Yuren pointed out that there is no relevant calculation formula and can be studied first, but he thinks that it is best for the government to apply for a large amount of funding to the Legislative Council first, and then provide appropriate support to the industry.
He also mentioned that at the end of the year, the industry has many projects that require payment, requiring the government to increase the amount of 100% guaranteed loans so that the industry can take out loans first.
Zhang Yuren hopes that the government will require all people to make injections mandatory.
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Do not comment on whether senior officials need to be held accountable
Zhang Yuren also pointed out that he hopes that the government will implement mandatory injections for all people, and is worried that if the situation continues, it will bring down Hong Kong's economy.
The outbreak of the epidemic this time is related to Cathay Pacific flight attendants. Zhang called on Cathay Pacific to do a good job in monitoring the handling of employees returning to Hong Kong. He also suggested that the government consider increasing criminal responsibility for similar incidents in the future, so that relevant employees will be vigilant in other places. Don’t be tired and have a sad New Year in Hong Kong.”
Zhang Yuren said that he did not want to comment on whether the high-level government needs to be held accountable for the incident. He pointed out that the government has always had to strike a balance between the fight against the epidemic and the economy.
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