Between September and November, the unemployment rate for the food and drink sector stood at 13.1 per cent. Photo: Dickson Lee
Between September and November, the unemployment rate for the food and drink sector stood at 13.1 per cent. Photo: Dickson Lee
Coronavirus pandemic
Hong Kong /  Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong Covid-19 fourth wave: about 70 per cent of restaurants face closure amid tough social-distancing measures, poll reveals

  • Institution of Dining Art also says a similar percentage of respondents are mulling laying off staff in the coming quarter
  • Chairman Ray Chui urges authorities to raise borrowing limit in loan guarantee scheme from HK$5 million to HK$10 million

Kanis Leung
Kanis Leung and Thomas Shum

Updated: 7:44am, 30 Dec, 2020

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Between September and November, the unemployment rate for the food and drink sector stood at 13.1 per cent. Photo: Dickson Lee
Between September and November, the unemployment rate for the food and drink sector stood at 13.1 per cent. Photo: Dickson Lee
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