"Hong Kong braces for wave of store closures after protests: Retail association
HONG KONG: More than one in 10 retailers in Hong Kong could close down in the next six months as social unrest and sometimes violent protests deter tourists, threatening the survival of smaller operators, the city's main retailing group said on Monday (Dec 9).
About 7,000 licensed retail establishments out of 64,000 in the Asian financial hub say they will be forced to close down in the next six months, the Hong Kong Retail Management Association said (HKRMA) after surveying its members."
Well, this is NOT exactly unexpected given the extent of disruption to the flow of tourists n shoppers n all the inconvenience caused by the protesters.
Do they care that these 1 in 10 retailers will hv to close down n maybe some people will lose their jobs n hence income to support themselves n/or their families? Maybe. Maybe not. After all, if the protesters hv this: if i c no hope in my future, i would rather burn n take some other with me, willingly or not!!
If these protesters can c this rational side of the need to keep protests peaceful, nothing this bleak should emerge!
Blessed those who will close down n b without an income.
Collateral damages as some would call it. Unless they r the collateral damages!!
HONG KONG: More than one in 10 retailers in Hong Kong could close down in the next six months as social unrest and sometimes violent protests deter tourists, threatening the survival of smaller operators, the city's main retailing group said on Monday (Dec 9).
About 7,000 licensed retail establishments out of 64,000 in the Asian financial hub say they will be forced to close down in the next six months, the Hong Kong Retail Management Association said (HKRMA) after surveying its members."
Well, this is NOT exactly unexpected given the extent of disruption to the flow of tourists n shoppers n all the inconvenience caused by the protesters.
Do they care that these 1 in 10 retailers will hv to close down n maybe some people will lose their jobs n hence income to support themselves n/or their families? Maybe. Maybe not. After all, if the protesters hv this: if i c no hope in my future, i would rather burn n take some other with me, willingly or not!!
If these protesters can c this rational side of the need to keep protests peaceful, nothing this bleak should emerge!
Blessed those who will close down n b without an income.
Collateral damages as some would call it. Unless they r the collateral damages!!
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