Ming Pao News Agency
The epidemic fell into a global economy, and Hong Kong also faced the impact of unreasonable. In February, the retail sales volume fell 44%sharply, which has always been the largest decline. The Hong Kong government launched new measures in response to the epidemic, restricting restaurants and public gatherings of more than 4 people or more people.The economy will inevitably worsen the snow. In the short term, the government must strengthen the efforts of relief to support the economy to maintain employment, support the affected industries and migrant workers, and also have a plan to cope with lasting war.When the global epidemic is unknown when it continues, optimism is expected to slow down in summer. If the vaccine will be over until one year later, it will not be possible to rely on the anti -epidemic fund to hang saline for a long time.In the state of resistance and war, it is necessary to cooperate with the economic model of war. Everyone must jump out of the thinking frame. For the new situation of the social situation under the epidemic, the government should make good use of resources to actively intervene and promote the organic combination of new market demand and supply.Keeping the rabbit in the free market concept.
Retail cold winter restaurant bleak
Reasonable synergy support relief
Hong Kong's economic cold winter does not know when it is over. Under the epidemic, the tourism industry has stopped, and unprecedented leave is common. Many people have almost zero income. The epidemic is seriously cracking down on local consumption, and the food industry and retail industry are the first.Yesterday, the government announced that the retail market road in Hong Kong fell for 13 consecutive months. In February, the total sales value of the retail industry in February was about 22.7 billion yuan, which fell by 44%year -on -year.The single month's decline, the government described Hong Kong's positive economic blow to the historic economic strike, and the retail environment was extremely severe in the short term.
The government's fiscal budget will pay 10,000 yuan for the whole people. In addition, 30 billion yuan will be allocated to set up epidemic prevention and anti -epidemic funds, supporting affected industries, and the first round of rescue measures, including supporting retail and tourism, etc. Small and medium -sized merchants can generally obtain 80,000Yuan, the first batch of allowances is expected to be distributed in early April.Allowance measures are not everyone's share. Some people will always be dissatisfied. The beauty industry, tuition agencies and online stores have not benefited, and there are many complaints.The unemployment and deterioration, the union questioned why the authorities did not directly pay for the migrant workers, and provided unemployment relief. As for the SMEs, they felt that the area of 80,000 yuan was limited. It was only cough. The chat was better than nothing.
At the same time, the epidemic has detonated the crisis of public health, economy and finance, and more complicated is the intertwined entanglement of the three. Rescue this side may deepen the crisis on the other side.The Western epidemic was out of control. A large number of Hong Kong people returned from Europe and the United States to Hong Kong, and Hong Kong's input cases increased sharply. The risk of community explosion increased risks every day.The party has a heavy blow to restaurants and many retail merchants.Looking at the United Kingdom and other places, the authorities have introduced severe social alienation measures, and they all have subsidized affected merchants. For example, a certain percentage of salary pay for employers will certainly provide support. As long as the amount is reasonable, I believe that the public will accept it.EssenceThe government stated that it would start the second round of anti -epidemic funds and use tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars to assist in the deep and hot industry and employees.The authorities should show their sincerity, meet with the relevant holders, and propose a specific aid solution with a reasonable synergy as soon as possible. As for the industry, it should also be understood that the epidemic must be taken into account.As a means of negotiation.
The state of war is long -lasting
The government assists the supply and demand pairing
The global epidemic has turned sharply, and the confirmed cases exceeded 800,000.The correct attitude of viewing the epidemic should be the best expectation and the worst plan. If the epidemic after the summer is really retreat, of course, it is best, but if you look at the epidemic trend, it will be questionable whether it will be eased before the end of the year.Everyone must be mentally prepared. Strict community alienation measures may not disappear in the short term. It is possible that as the global epidemic is ups and downs, it will be implemented intermittently this year. The worst case may wait until the vaccine will be available next year.Living habits and social operation models that people change due to epidemic will maintain a long period of time.If this happens unfortunately, the Hong Kong Government has a financial reserve of nearly trillion yuan, and it is impossible to rely on money to rely on money, or work with the owner to reduce the rent and exempt the rent for long -term salt water; even if the authorities are willing to continue to come outMoney may not be able to suffer for so long.Both the government and all walks of life must jump out of both mind frames and find a way out in the long -lasting battle of epidemic resistance.
At present, the century's epidemic is regarded as a war.Society enters the state of resistance during the wartime, and many demands have disappeared suddenly in the past. The existing business model naturally does not work.Many new demands are also derived. The problem is that there are inertia for the operation of the commercial economy, and it is not easy to change the new needs at once.For example, the citizens' staying home has reduced the demand for takeaway, and the demand for takeaway should increase significantly. However, it is too convenient for Hong Kong people to go out to eat in the past, and the takeaway support network is not mature.Although some online takeaway platforms have appeared in Hong Kong in recent years to collect takeaway in the form of commissions, the scale of existing delivery teams has always been limited, some small and medium -sized restaurants and tea restaurants are nervous, and takeaway delivery capabilities are more limited.
The market cannot adjust its own at once. The government should put aside the liberal market burden, think about whether it can play the role of the coordinator of war in war, and promote the organic combination of new demand and service supply in the epidemic market, rather than just hanging salt water.Can the owner of the mall cooperate with the restaurants in the venue and find a tour guide for the temporary travel agency to send takeaway?The business of the school bus is bleak. What if the temporarily shot the express delivery company to assist in delivery?As long as they are willing to imagine, there are always many pairing combinations that can be considered. The authorities can actively contact different industries, understand the situation and market needs of all parties, and make a better combination of supply and demand.
