Anti-epidemic Fund 5.0｜Tourism strives for 1 billion yuan in funding and proposes to send 10,000 yuan to practitioners every month

The government announced on Friday (14th) the details of the fifth round of anti-epidemic funds, which will cover industries such as tourism that have been affected by the epidemic.

Legislative Council member Yao Pak-leung of the tourism industry held a press conference together with industry representatives, urging the government to provide targeted support to the industry, hoping to obtain a total of 1 billion yuan in assistance, including a monthly subsidy of 50 to 10,000 yuan to travel industry practitioners for a period of six months.

Li Hancheng, executive director of the Hong Kong Federation of Hotel Owners, pointed out that the "Staycation" business is only for hotels to pay for expenses. The overall hotel industry is still down sharply compared to before the epidemic. The most important thing for the industry is customs clearance.

He also scolded the government for not understanding the plight of the hotel industry and for not thanking the hotel industry for providing quarantine rooms.

Refers to the staycation income is only enough for basic expenses and hope to clear customs

Li Hancheng disagrees with the statement that the hotel industry still has "Staycation" and quarantine hotel business, "Hong Kong's hotel industry is Hong Kong's international tourism industry and serves tourists from all over the world. If Hong Kong's hotel industry relies on the local market and does quarantine, it doesn't matter. What the Hong Kong hotel industry needs to do.” He thanked Hong Kong citizens for choosing “Staycation” during the difficult period of the hotel industry, and the hotel industry is also carrying out epidemic prevention work by the Hong Kong SAR government and providing quarantine rooms, “You (the government) asked us to do it, Have you ever thanked me much? No!"

He said that during the epidemic, the revenue of hotels dropped by more than 50%, and the revenue of "Staycation" was only used by the hotel industry to meet basic expenses such as employees, "We are not in a hurry, we hope to clear the customs... What's the use of the pond fish?"

Xu Wang Meilun, Chairman of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, said that the tourism industry has been struggling for the past two years, and the subsidies provided by the government earlier were only a drop in the bucket. I hope that the government will increase its efforts to support the industry, and I hope that after the epidemic prevention measures are relaxed, the government will continue to provide green local Travel funding.

Yang Shufen, director-general of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, said that she hopes the government will provide at least 150,000 to 200,000 yuan to each travel agent, and also urges the government to provide employees with a monthly subsidy of 50,000 to 10,000 yuan for half a year, and to travel industry drivers Provide a one-time subsidy of 10,000 yuan.

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