'Bar Operators Are Not Popping The Cork Yet'
"); jQuery("#212 h3").html("
"); jQuery(document).ready(function() { jwplayer.key='EKOtdBrvhiKxeOU807UIF56TaHWapYjKnFiG7ipl3gw='; var playerInstance = jwplayer("jquery_jwplayer_1"); playerInstance.setup({ file: "https://newsstatic.rthk.hk/audios/mfile_1549969_1_20200916184236.mp3", skin: { url: location.href.split('/', 4).join('/') + '/jwplayer/skin/rthk/five.css', name: 'five' }, hlshtml: true, width: "100%", height: 30, wmode: 'transparent', primary: navigator.userAgent.indexOf("Trident")>-1 ? "flash" : "html5", events: { onPlay: function(event) { dcsMultiTrack('DCS.dcsuri', 'https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1549969-20200916.mp3', 'WT.ti', ' Audio at newsfeed', 'WT.cg_n', '#rthknews', 'WT.cg_s', 'Multimedia','WT.es','https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/en/component/k2/1549969-20200916.htm', 'DCS.dcsqry', '' ); } } }); }); });
2020-09-16 HKT 18:37
Share this story
Roden Wong talks to RTHK's Joanne Wong
Bar operators said on Wednesday that removal of a ban on their operation is not going help them if they are allowed to function only till midnight, and say they would rather stay closed.
From Friday, the bars will be allowed to reopen, but have to enforce Covid-19 restrictions like allowing only up to two people per table and shutting the tap by midnight.
But a spokesman for the Bar Industry Alliance, Roden Wong, said the relaxation measures announced by the government is not going to help the watering holes and they would rather stay closed if the hours are curtailed.
He said many of their regular customers usually start arriving at their establishments at 11pm and midnight closure will mean only limited time for them. "It is difficult to change people's habit and convince them to come early and spend money in our place," said Wong.
He told RTHK's Joanne Wong that once they start operating they will have to pay the landlord the full rent and many bar owners are angry at this midnight limit.
"I think they [government] should keep us closed, and when we can open,... let us operate normally," said the alliance chief.
KB Kookmin Bank To Deploy Kinexys By JP Morgan For Import Export Payments
KB Kookmin Bank will launch an import/export corporate payment service, which will use Kinexys by JP Morgan’s Blockch... Read more
Citi, Mastercard Bring Dynamic CVC To Hong Kong Virtual Cards
Citi Hong Kong is rolling out a virtual credit card with a dynamic card validation code (CVC), developed with Mastercar... Read more
NYSE And Korea Exchange Sign MoU For Business Collaboration
The New York Stock Exchange, part of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE) and Korea Exchange (KRX), the securiti... Read more
Hong Kong Stablecoin: Who Are The Anchorpoint HKDAP Authorised Distributors?
As of August 2026, Anchorpoint Financial has named five authorised distributors for HKDAP, its Hong Kong dollar-backed ... Read more
Building The Future Of Borderless Payments
Cross-border payments are expected to reach US$290 trillion by 2030, but moving money across markets is still harder th... Read more
Dyna.Ai Picked As Technology Partner In Hong Kongs GenAI Sandbox++
Dyna.Ai has been selected as a technology partner in Hong Kong’s first cohort of its Generative Artificial Intelligen... Read more