The fifth wave of the epidemic is still under control, and all walks of life have been hit hard, especially the catering industry.
Huang Jiahe, president of the Association of Catering Traders, said that government support is not in place, and the industry is helpless. He expects that by the end of next month, 7,000 of the 17,000 restaurants in Hong Kong will be closed, and the total number will increase to 2,500, leaving only about 7,000. The number of restaurants will greatly affect the daily life of the public.
He urged the government to reintroduce job guarantees to avoid "displacement" of large numbers of workers.
Another industry has suggested that before the "no rent chase" law comes into effect, the government will require landlords to reduce rent by 35 to 50% to reduce the burden on restaurants.
Huang Jiahe: I don't know who can save us
Huang Jiahe, president of the Hong Kong Association of Catering Traders, pointed out that due to the impact of the epidemic, 3,000 restaurants have closed down and another 400 restaurants have closed.
He predicts that by the end of April, 7,000 will be closed and the cumulative number of closings will increase to 2,500.
He explained that the industry is generally taking measures to suspend business, because the loss caused by the business is more than the shutdown, and some restaurants have been unable to continue to operate due to the successive infections of their employees.
Huang Jiahe said frankly that the current industry is "very scarred", and everyone is in dire straits. They don't know how to save themselves, and they feel that there is no way to ask for help. "I don't know who can save us."
Huang Jiahe, president of the Hong Kong Association of Catering Traders, pointed out that due to the impact of the epidemic, 3,000 restaurants have closed down and another 400 restaurants have closed.
Government support is not in place, "It seems that I can't hear the demands of the industry"
He continued that the government's support was not in place, and most of the support received by restaurants from the sixth round of the Anti-epidemic Fund was used to pay rent; and the "prohibition of rent chase" mentioned in the Budget was also undermined. Whether the meeting will pass or not is doubtful.” Although he suggested to the Financial Secretary Chen Maobo that some of the expenditure on consumer vouchers should be allocated to the introduction of Employment Support 3.0, Chen Maobo did not reply, scolding the authorities “as if they could not hear the industry. Asking for this, provokes people to death.”
Huang Jiahe sighed that some restaurants had no choice but to discuss with their employees that they would be temporarily unemployed and apply for the one-off 10,000 yuan temporary unemployment support that the government had earlier introduced.
He urged the government to relaunch the employment guarantee plan as soon as possible before the closure or closure of nearly 10,000 restaurants at the end of April to help employers pay salaries, so as to prevent a large number of catering workers from being "displaced".
▼The business of restaurants has been greatly affected under the epidemic▼
Yang Weixing, president of the Hong Kong Catering Management Association, pointed out that it is not easy for the Chinese restaurant owner to leave the venue.
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Many restaurants are closed, Yang Weixing: I don't know if the restaurant is closed and it will close
Yang Weixing, president of the Hong Kong Catering Management Association, said that it is estimated that there are about 16,000 restaurants with food business licenses in Hong Kong, and more than 10,000 have been closed.
He mentioned that most of the Chinese-style restaurants have closed down at present, but it is difficult to estimate how many will result in the future. He explained that some restaurants are closed so urgently that there is not even a notice outside the door. I didn't even know it was closed and closed."
Yang continued to point out that once a Chinese-style restaurant closes, if it needs a sum of money to reopen the business, the ten rows will clean and start the machinery in the store: "However, the closure of the restaurant is the process of closing." However, he also pointed out, "(The owner of the restaurant) ) It’s not easy to leave.” He mentioned that the lease contract states that if the renter leaves the venue, the venue must be restored and returned to Jichang, and even if he wants to leave, he must first pay a huge fee to restore it. site.
Many Chinese restaurants have closed down.
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"No business is a fatal disease." Yang admitted frankly, and felt that the epidemic was out of control, which had hit the catering industry a lot. Although some restaurants tried to save themselves by taking out food, the money they earned was far from enough to support their operations.
At present, it is only hoped that the nationwide testing will find all the infected people, so that the local cases will be "zeroed" and business will resume as normal.
As for the postponement of rent payment mentioned in the Budget, Yang said that the legislation has not yet been passed, and it is believed that it will not be easy to pass, and the industry has not benefited. Landlords have reduced rents by 35 to 50%, reducing the burden on restaurants.
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