The anti-amendment of the Fugitive Offenders Ordinance has triggered endless demonstrations of violent conflicts in various districts
It has seriously devastated the economic downturn in Hong Kong and has suffered a domino closure. A seafood restaurant in Mong Kok suddenly closed down yesterday and the owner lost more than six. Ten employees have become unemployed, and they have been dragged down by food, severance pay and holiday wages of more than two million yuan. Yang Wei, president of the Hong Kong Restaurant Management Association, bluntly said that the recent demonstrations have caused a major blow to the catering industry. It is even more serious than the SARS period. The business of the catering industry this summer fell by 20% to 30% compared with the same period of last year. At present, there is a close to the restaurant. He believes that if the demonstration continues for two to three months, a larger-scale collapse is expected.
The neighborhood stops at the door of Xinsheng Seafood Restaurant
The anti-reforms continued to fluctuate and the retail market was hit hard. The restaurant industry has been “etched into the flesh” in the past two months due to the sharp drop in passenger volume. Xinsheng Seafood Restaurant in Guanghua Street suddenly closed down yesterday. Many tea customers touched the door. According to the reporter, a notice was posted at the entrance of the restaurant. The applicant applied to the Lands Tribunal on Monday to request the recovery of the premises. The vacant possession has the right to reclaim the premises occupied by the restaurant by means of payment. At about 12 noon, the restaurant posted a post on the Facebook page, thanking the diners for their support for the restaurant for many years, and leaving a message: “Goodbye, there is a chance to reunite.”
The staff sighed “I know how to live in my family”
The community assisting unemployed employees to advance Mong Kok South Community Officer Zhu Jiangyu said that the restaurant opened for three years. The proprietor informed the store manager the afternoon before, claiming that the owner had reclaimed the shop and operated until last night. However, about two of the staff arrived at the restaurant yesterday morning to learn the completion of the business. They looked at the notice of repossession posted outside the restaurant. They were told that the shop was repossessed because of the arrears of rent and the store manager could not contact the boss. Zhu also said that the owner of the restaurant did not issue the monthly salary to the staff, together with the severance payment and holiday pay, etc., estimated to involve about two million yuan.
At present, more than 60 staff members have been affected. They went to the Labour Department for help last night to recover wages and severance pay. Some employees said frankly that since the beginning of the anti-reform demonstrations in June this year, the restaurant business has fallen by at least 30% to 40%, and the proprietor has not used the automatic transfer of grain since last month, and switched to check for food, but did not expect the restaurant. Suddenly the gate closed.
He also pointed out that due to the bleak business in the industry, I was worried that it was difficult to find a new job, and felt helpless and embarrassed. Some employees who are the pillars of the family’s economy sighed: “The hand stops and stops… The family life is a matter of knowing?” Some employees revealed that the colleague’s son was only six months old and his wife was admitted to the hospital. The situation was bleak. Another employee said that the industry is in a slump, and it is difficult to change careers. I am afraid that I will be unemployed for a long time. A spokesman for the Labour Department said that he was aware of the incident and was following up on the situation.
Tea consumer spending plummeted from $140 to $70
The industry’s downturn has not escaped the fate of layoffs. Yang Weixing pointed out that the recent demonstrations have affected the consumption habits of local residents. The Chinese restaurant business has plummeted. The previous consumption of tea customers was about $140, but it has now dropped to $70. At the time of the decline in local passenger volume and consumption power, the incident has more influence on the desire of free-flowing tourists to come to Hong Kong for food consumption. On the contrary, the price of foodstuffs has not decreased, and the owners have not reduced their rents, resulting in a sharp drop in profits.