The fifth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic broke out. The Hong Kong government has significantly tightened community distancing and gathering restrictions since last Thursday. At present, the catering industry is prohibited from dine-in at night, and 15 listed premises are temporarily closed, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor announced today (14th) , will extend the relevant measures until February 3 (the third day of the Lunar New Year), but at the same time announce the corresponding funding for the affected industries, and launch the epidemic prevention fund 5.0, with a total amount of 3.57 billion yuan.
Listed premises, etc., will be based on the Anti-epidemic Fund 4.0, which is half of the amount, and the subsidy amount for the relevant personnel will be two-thirds of the basis.
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Strive for the distribution of subsidies around the Lunar New Year
Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said that there are still more than 4 billion yuan remaining in the anti-epidemic anti-epidemic fund. The fifth round of funds is 3.57 billion yuan. It can be launched without funding from the Legislative Council for the time being. She refers to it as "the fastest in history". Applications can be made early next week and the relevant subsidies will be distributed around the Lunar New Year.
Restaurants and premises will be affected for a total of four weeks from last week to the beginning of next month. She said that the directly affected premises and people include all restaurants in Hong Kong suspending dine-in dinners, beauty salons, and fitness centers are closed, and The staff involved, including sports coaches, art workers, and those who are unable to work due to the closure of the field will be subsidized.
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Regarding the details of the funding, Carrie Lam pointed out that it is recommended to limit the limited time to 28 days, which is less than the number of days to close premises in the third round and from 57 days to more than 100 days in the fourth round. 4.0 is the basis, which is half of the amount, while the funding amount for the relevant personnel is 2/3 of the basis.
She said that the Anti-epidemic Anti-epidemic Fund 4.0 Fund will be used as a blueprint to simplify relevant procedures and complete them as soon as possible.
She said that, as in the past, the relevant funds are distributed to targeted industries. The latest grants are the food carnivals, farm markets and the New Year's Fairs in various districts that were canceled due to the epidemic in the past. Subsidies are issued, and an additional 50% of the relevant licensing fees will be given based on 10% of the amount given to the government. The subsidy is one-off.
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Catering premises will be subsidized according to the licensed area, with a one-off 50,000 yuan for an area of no more than 100 square meters, 100,000 yuan for an area larger than 100 meters to 200 square meters, and so on; in addition, industries that have never recovered, And industries that are frozen due to customs closures, such as tourism and cross-border passenger transport, will provide corresponding subsidies.
In addition, the Labour and Welfare Bureau will provide assistance measures. For the tutors of child care centers and interest classes in the centers whose classes have stopped face-to-face teaching, subsidies will be paid in their own names. The affected organizations, including 1,000 kindergartens in Hong Kong, will provide support. Subsidies are provided for school bus drivers, etc. due to the closure of primary schools, as in the past.
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The fifth round of the Anti-epidemic Fund announced on Friday. Carrie Lam: Covering closed premises, restaurants, travel agencies, the government plans to launch the Anti-epidemic Fund. Catering stocks will generally rise by 6%, the parent company of Shanghai Niujiao, Xu Fulou. The Fifth Round of Anti-epidemic Fund | Inventory Industry-funded restaurants have received nearly 10 billion yuan, far more than other premises for customs clearance | Mainland experts arrived in Hong Kong in the afternoon to inspect for four consecutive days to learn about Hong Kong’s anti-epidemic measures Epidemic and Anti-epidemic Fund | 30,000 temporary jobs were created, 18,000 people have been employed, and four have become grassroots positions
