Affected by the epidemic, the government cancelled this year's New Year's Eve Flower Market.
A local flower farmer originally expected to sell 16,000 flowers at the flower market, but the cancellation of the flower market cost him at least 1.6 million yuan.
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Yang Xiaolong, founder of Hong Kong's "Orchid King" and Chiba Garden, said that he originally invested in 8 stalls in the flower market, and expected to sell 16,000 flowers. The cancellation of the flower market cost him at least 1.6 million yuan.
He pointed out that the government did not consult the flower farmers before canceling the flower market, but due to the seriousness of the epidemic and airborne transmission, it was reluctant to accept it.
The government will refund all the fees to the flower market stalls, and give half of the bidding price to the stall owners as an ex-gratia payment. Yang Xiaolong pointed out that the ex-gratia payment is not very helpful, because the flower farmers have expenses throughout the year; he also pointed out that many flower farmers do not know how to use the Internet For the sale, I hope the public will support the local flower farmers and go to the farm to buy the annual flowers in person, but it is estimated that the stock will not be completely cleared, especially the large annual flowers.
Yang Xiaolong said that he originally invested in 8 stalls in the flower market, and it is expected that 16,000 flowers will be sold. The cancellation of the flower market will cost him at least 1.6 million yuan.
(File photo / Photo by Yu Junliang)
Lai Rongchun, chairman of the Hong Kong Flower Potted Plant Wholesalers Association, believes that if flower farmers have their own farms or shops, they believe that the compensation from the government is reasonable, and they also encourage customers to buy directly from the flower farms to reduce a large number of people gathering in one place at the same time.
He also pointed out that the two Sundays before the Lunar New Year are the peak period, but he noticed that the number of people in Huaxu yesterday was less than last year. It is estimated that the public should avoid going to crowded places under the epidemic. , and it is expected that it is difficult to completely "bulk" flowers in the flower market.
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