Global Times reporter walked into Shangshui: Hong Kong people did not "lie down" under the epidemic situation

[Fan Lingzhi, a special reporter from the Global Times to Hong Kong] "That's what you see!" On the 19th, in a pharmacy in the water in Hong Kong, the boss Ms. Liu was asked by the "Global Times" reporter in the recent business. —— The pharmacy is deserted. Occasionally there are one or two local guests, and the cashier seems to be happy. Under the epidemic, the Shangshui adjacent to Shenzhen Luohu seems to have no "magic". The scene where the gold and mainland customers have been full of daily fighting gold and mainland customers have not reappeared for a long time. However, many people still have hope for "customs clearance" and cannot express their understanding of "customs clearance" in the short term.

Since the beginning of 2020, the Mainland and Hong Kong have "closed the customs" for more than two years. Recently, the fifth wave of epidemic in Hong Kong has rebounded and sweat again: According to the report on the afternoon of the 18th, as of 00:00 on the day, 436 cases were added local in Hong Kong. Nucleic acid testing confirmation, 724 cases of fast antigen test positive after nucleic acid re -examination, which also means that Hong Kong's new diagnosis is more than 1,000 consecutive days.

"Global Times" reporter on the 17th personally experienced that the border was different from the previous border at the Shenzhen Bay Port. It is necessary to prepare a variety of information such as the outbound health declaration code, the Hong Kong SAR health and quarantine information declaration code, and the vaccination record code. But even so, the entire transit process only took half an hour -because there was no tourist transit person, the port no longer needed to line up. A customs officer told reporters that about 1,000 people are currently entering Hong Kong from Shenzhen Bay Port, most of which are official and business purposes.

For the areas of "eating" like the port, the impact is the most obvious. Ms. Liu's store turnover decreased by nearly 90 % compared to before 2019. 70 % of her guests were cleared passengers from the two places. When the reporter visited, Ms. Liu was taking care of it in the store. There were only 3 employees in her 10 employees. "Young people have better opportunities." Mr. Li, who was traveling, told reporters that the most prosperous time, the sidewalks in front of the door of the Shangshui Store had to be squeezed away.

Compared to shops that depend on customs clearance business, the business of aiming at the locals is lighter, but it is not very optimistic. The owner of a handmade gold jewelry shop in Shangshui is eliminated in the afternoon: "There is an epidemic, and young people are married to thank you.

In early June, Li Jiachao, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, suggested in an interview with the media that citizens should be more pragmatic when they look at "customs clearance" and call on the public to actively vaccinate vaccines and maintain risks to control. He said that if Hong Kong failed to do epidemic prevention, the possibility of "customs clearance" with the Mainland was "very unfair." In the interview, what impressed the Global Times was the tolerance and openness of Hong Kong people when facing difficulties. Almost everyone had expectations of "customs clearance", but at the same time, they also understood this in the short term. "We will be anxious for life, but the news of death caused by the news of the news will still be afraid." Ms. Liu said that she also had a family in the "on the side" (the mainland) and usually solved the suffering of acacia through video.

Of course, "lying" is never the choice of Hong Kong citizens under the Lion Mountain. Like Ms. Liu, the turnover of Mr. Li, who is doing retail business, has also fallen by nearly 90 %, but on the one hand, he rents a part of the store's space for small warehouses. On the one hand, he is actively using reliable channels to switch to purchasing.

Active news is also coming. On May 1st, Hong Kong's "Short -term Protection Measures for Commercial Practage (2019 Coronatte Virus Epidemic) Regulations" took effect, and the protection period for banners to pursue the lease in specific industries began on the same day, until July 31 of this year. Any place where the use of use, if the tenants have not paid the rent from January 1st to the end of the protection period, the owner shall not recover. Ms. Liu told reporters that her store rent has fallen by half.

Hong Kong's economic data is also gradually improving. On the 19th, Chen Maobo, the director of the Hong Kong Financial Secretary, published an article on the Internet that the unemployment rate of Hong Kong's 3-5 May decreased slightly by 0.3 percentage points to 5.1%. He mentioned that in the past 25 years, Hong Kong has experienced a lot of storms, from the Asian financial storm in 1997, the bubble of science and technology stocks in 1999, the "SARS" in 2003, the global financial tsunami in 2008, the impact of the "black storm" in 2019, and even 2020 New crown epidemic so far. Nevertheless, Hong Kong has achieved great development in 25 years, and the GDP has doubled to HK $ 2.86 trillion. "This series of numbers reflects generations of Hong Kong people for progress and unremitting efforts to achieve the impressive results of Hong Kong. At the time of returning for 25 years, standing at a more favorable starting point, we will continue to have a humble attitude, A firm confidence is to build a better future with the citizens to build a better future and usher in a brighter tomorrow. "

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