Hong Kong Covid-19 fourth wave: businesses call for aid, brace for ‘fatal blow’ from tougher social-distancing measures

Hong Kong businesses facing tough new social-distancing measures from Thursday are bracing for a “fatal blow”, with the catering industry estimating 1,000 restaurants would close down this month.The businesses – from eateries, beauty and massage parlours to gyms – have demanded immediate financial assistance from the government to help them get through the raging fourth wave of Covid-19 infections.“It’s going to be a fatal blow to restaurants in Hong Kong,” said Simon Wong Kit-lung, who runs…

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