'Small Restaurants May Struggle With New Rules'
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("

"); });
2021-04-27 HKT 18:37
The president of the Hong Kong Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades, Simon Wong, says he believes big restaurants will benefit the most from the government's latest measures to ease social distancing rules for the catering sector, while smaller establishments might struggle to meet the requirements.
From Thursday, restaurants will be allowed to stay open till 2am and seat as many as eight people at a table, but only if their customers and staff have received Covid vaccines.
In many cases, customers will have to use the government's LeaveHomeSafe app, and provide evidence of their vaccination, and some patrons will only be allowed in specific "zones" within a venue.
But Wong said not all restaurants would find the measures easy to follow.
“We also feel it’s kind of complicated, because of the different stages or measures imposing on the catering industry. Our industry is a very complicated industry with big restaurants, small restaurants, and even some micro-restaurants, very small ones. It’s not easy for all restaurants to follow the new measures,” he said.
Wong said he believes some big Chinese restaurants now have an incentive to ask their staff to get vaccinated, so they can hold large banquets.
However, he said it would be difficult for small restaurants to comply with voluntary requirements like setting up separate areas for vaccinated customers, due to their limited space.
Nevertheless, Wong welcomed the government's move saying they are helpful first steps to support the sector and to encourage people to get vaccinated.
StartmeupHK Festival And Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 Merge For 10th Anniversary Milestone
Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK) announced on 10 March 2025 that both of its flagship events, Hong Kong Fintech Week 2025 an... Read more
Ant AI-Powered Health Insurance Processes 7.25M Claims In 2024, 55%YoY Increase
In 2024, Ant Insurance, the online insurance brokerage platform of Ant Group, processed 7.25 million health claims, mar... Read more
Ping An Talent Uses AI For Job Matching, But Can Technology Make Recruitment Fairer?
Ping An Insurance (Group) Company of China, Ltd. has launched its 2025 Spring Campus Recruitment, offering over 2,000 p... Read more
HKEX Partners With CMU OmniClear To Boost Post-Trade Securities Infrastructure
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced on 4 March 2025 that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding ... Read more
PAObank Secures Insurance Agency Licence, Partners With Ping An And FWD Hong Kong
PAO Bank Limited (PAObank) has received its Insurance Agency Licence from the Insurance Authority and signed strategic ... Read more
IFAST Launches Self-Service Accounts For Hong Kong Family Offices
Fintech solutions provider iFAST HK launches self-service accounts in Hong Kong, catering to the growing demand for ind... Read more