Due to the increase in coronavirus cases in Hong Kong, street restaurants were banned from serving after 18:00. The practice drew the reaction of Hong Kongers who had to eat out.
Hundreds of thousands of people live in homes without a kitchen in Hong Kong
100 thousands of Hong Kong residents live in shared or no-kitchen flats. For this reason, many people in the city eat at the food stands set up on the streets. When the elderly who cannot cook are included in this number, it is estimated that the number of those affected by the ban is much higher than expected.
People turned to ready-made foods
Due to the ban that has been going on for 8 days, people living in the city turned to ready-made foods in supermarkets and restaurants that provide takeaway services.
The restaurants, which were damaged by the anti-government demonstrations last year, are trying to pay the very high rents in the city while trying to survive the difficulties of the new era.
1 month loss $ 645 million
Hong Kong Restaurant Federation President Simon Wong said that if the ban continued throughout the month, the total loss of revenue for restaurants would be $ 645 million, and many businesses would not survive even with government support.
