The government will announce the details of the fifth round of the Anti-epidemic Fund tomorrow (14th). DAB Legislative Council member Cheng Yongshun, together with community officer Poon King Wo and representatives of the Kowloon Hotel Alliance, went to the government headquarters today to petition, asking the government to subsidize the hotel industry.
Chen Zuer, the convener of the Kowloon Hotel Alliance, pointed out that the income of the hotel industry has dropped sharply under the epidemic. Now, in addition to having no source of income for a long time, it has to pay rent, hotel license fees, business registration fees and compulsory insurance fees.
There is no hope of customs clearance in the short term, and the hotel industry does not seek to make money back, but to maintain its life.
Zheng Yongshun suggested that the government refer to the first round of epidemic prevention and anti-epidemic funds, divide it into two levels according to the number of rooms, and provide cash assistance to hotel owners.
He also pointed out that when the government launched the hotel subsidy scheme two years ago, there were still more than 1,800 hotels. Today, two years later, the number of licensed hotels has been reduced to more than 1,500.
Pan Jinghe said that the hotel operators have been suffering for the past two or three years, unable to make ends meet, and some of them have closed their business or no longer apply for license renewal. He hoped that the Chief Executive and the relevant bureau chiefs would understand the difficulties of the hotel industry and take measures at critical moments. Help.
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