The government announced that starting from the winter solstice on Thursday (22nd), the upper limit on the number of people in restaurants, bars and pubs will be lifted, and participants who enter bars, pubs, nightclubs, nightclubs, attend banquets, and local tour participants do not need to take quick tests.
Liang Zhenhua, chairman of the Hong Kong Catering Management Association, said on a radio program this morning (21st) that the new measures will help improve business. He has lost business such as spring tea and group dinners for three years. "Great encouragement", "good positive news", and directly pointed out: "There is an official opportunity to cheer up during the Chinese New Year".
Reunion dinner and spring tea business will benefit
Liang Zhenhua said on the Hong Kong TV program "Millennium" that the upper limit of the number of people has a very big impact. He had previously set a limit of 120 or 240 people, but the limit of 240 people is only about 20 people, which is not enough for large organizations. Definitely affect business, "Large banquets are not exposed."
As for the measures that will be withdrawn on the winter solstice on Thursday, Liang Zhenhua said that the winter solstice is usually one to two circles, and the family reunion dinner, the upper limit of the number itself has not affected it, and the business has returned to the eight to nine businesses before the epidemic.
However, he pointed out that businesses such as spring tea and group dinners have been affected by the upper limit of the number of people. He described the new measures as "great encouragement" and "good positive news". Blessed with opportunity."
Liang Zhenhua, chairman of the Hong Kong Catering Management Association (file photo / photo by Lin Ruoqin)
The number of tables is affected by the 1.5-meter social distance
However, he also pointed out that due to the 1.5-meter distance between tables in restaurants, the space that could originally accommodate 100 tables may only accommodate 60 to 70 tables, which will always affect business.
He also pointed out that the consumption habits of the public have changed under the epidemic. In the past, the evening market could be held for two rounds, but now the public is used to "eat early and leave early", and lose the one-turn business at about 8 o'clock.
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