The Easter holiday has entered the second day. It is the third year in a row that it is impossible to travel outside due to the epidemic, and many citizens have turned to outlying islands.
In the morning, the ferries from Central Pier to Cheung Chau were full, and the streets and alleys of Cheung Chau were crowded.
Some residents said that they have not gone out since the beginning of January.
Some snack shops pointed out that the flow of people has rebounded since April, and the business in half a month has increased by 50% compared with the peak of the epidemic in March, while the flow of people has increased by two to three times.
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Long queues of high-speed boats on different outlying island ferries fill up early
At about 11:00 this morning, there were long queues of ferries going to different outlying islands from the Central Pier, and the high-speed boats to Cheung Chau were full ahead of schedule.
In Cheung Chau, the main street in front of the wharf is full of water, and there are crowds in front of the snack shops, and as many as 50 people lined up in front of the famous Big Fish Balls shop in Cheung Chau.
Although the beach is currently closed, many people go to the beach outside the shark prevention net to play, and some even swim out of the beach.
Citizen Mai Tai's family went to Cheung Chau for a visit. She pointed out that she had stayed at home for a long time under the epidemic.
Until recently, the number of confirmed cases dropped, and the children were about to resume classes, so they went to Cheung Chau to hang out.
Although Cheung Chau is full of people, she is not worried about the risk of infection. She bluntly said that because experts estimate that nearly half of them have been infected, "there is no way to avoid it. Life must return to normal.
It was her first time to visit Cheung Chau. She said that she was very excited: "It's boring to have no business, so I'm very happy to be there."
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A citizen, Ms. Chen, went to Cheung Chau with her relatives and friends. She said that she has been afraid to go out since January this year.
She pointed out that Cheung Chau was just planning to wander around, "under the sun", and also planned to buy mango glutinous rice cakes, and said with a smile that her mood is much more relaxed now.
Citizen Ms. Chen went to Cheung Chau with her friends, and the two of them "checked in" with big fish balls.
She said that she had been working from home during the epidemic. Because of the Easter holiday and the good weather, she went to Cheung Chau to relax.
She bluntly said that there are more people than expected today, "I regret not having passed away earlier, there are too many people." She will also take protective measures to prevent the epidemic, such as wearing a mask at other times except for taking pictures and eating.
Passenger flow tripled, snack shops benefited from coupons
Mr. Liao, the person in charge of the snack shop, pointed out that since April, the flow of people in Cheung Chau has increased greatly, and the students have early summer vacation, so even on weekdays, there are still crowds.
He estimates that the business volume in the half month of April has increased by half compared with the whole month of March, and the flow of people has increased by two to three times. Recently, it has also been driven by consumer coupons.
However, he admitted frankly that the increase in the flow of people has caused trouble for the residents of Cheung Chau.
However, a large number of tourists forced Cheung Chau, which also caused trouble for local residents, affecting the urban area to go to work or even seek medical treatment. Leung Kwok-ho, an indigenous resident of Cheung Chau and a former member of the Outlying Islands District, asked the Transport Department to reserve ferry seats for Cheung Chau residents, but was refused.
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