Restaurants Slam New Government Curbs

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2020-03-29 HKT 14:00

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• Restaurants slam new government curbs

Gordon Lam speaks to RTHK's Damon Pang

The head of the Small and Medium Restaurant Federation, Gordon Lam, said on Sunday that the new anti-epidemic measure to limit gatherings of people to four was unfair to the catering sector.

Lam, who is also a member of the Civic Party, said the risk of being infected did not just exist in dining in restaurants. People traveling on public transport or working in an office which were exempt from the limit could also come into contact with the virus, Lam said.

He also criticised the size of the government inspection teams which consist of more than four people.

Police and FEHD officers went to check the bars and restaurants at Knutsford Terrace in Tsim Sha Tsui on Saturday.

The new regulations state that restaurants must operate at half of their capacity, with not more four customers each table.

The distance between tables should not be less than 1.5 metres, a minimum required by the new law.