The city’s beleaguered bar trade has cried foul over what it calls the government’s double standards in fighting the Covid pandemic, with the industry being left out in the latest easing of social distancing measures. Ben Leung Lap-yan, charter president of the Licensed Bar and Club Association of Hong Kong, slammed the government’s decision not to allow the reopening of bars and pubs in the latest easing of social distancing measures as “discrimination”. Leung accused the government of being unfair to his industry as bars in Hong Kong have always been the first to close and the last to reopen under different social-distancing phases. He said he did not see much of a difference in the business operation between the city’s bars and restaurants, with many restaurants with a liquor license also serving alcohol to customers. The lawmaker also called on authorities to review the city’s flight suspension mechanism and border rules in a timely manner to facilitate travel.

Source: The Standard April 14, 2022 07:18 UTC