Lunar New Year opens with about 25 coronavirus cases as Hong Kong’s hardest-hit sectors plead for more government aid


HONG KONG (SCMP): Hong Kong’s hardest-hit industries appealed for more government aid to weather the coronavirus pandemic on Friday as about 25 new cases were expected to greet the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Yeung Wai-sing, chairman of the Association for Hong Kong Catering Services Management, told local radio it had been a struggle for restaurants simply to survive over the past year and the festive season had not brought any boost to their businesses.

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