KUWAIT CITY, Feb 9: Chairman of the Federation of Restaurants, Cafès and Catering Supplies Fahd Al-Arbash said the decision of the Ministry of Interior to close restaurants, cafès and shisha establishments after 12:00 midnight will harm the operations of nearly 700 restaurants and cafés in craft and
8:30am-9:15am: relaxation of inbound tour groups
8:30am-9:00am: Simon Wong, President, Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades
8:30am-9:00am: Ronald Wu, Ex-Officio Member, Hong Kong Association of Travel Agents
9:00am-9:15am: Dr Siddharth Sridhar, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology, University of Hong Kong
9:15am-9:30am: total lunar eclipse
9:15am-9:30am: Professor Quentin Parker, Vice chairman of OASA (Orion Astropreneur Space Academy) and Director of the University of Hong Kong s Laboratory for Space Research
On Wednesday‘s Backchat we’re looking at the relaxation of covid restrictions for inbound tour groups.
Under the new arrangement that’s expected to start later this month, inbound tour groups will be allowed to visit attractions such as theme parks, museums and temples once they arrive, and be able to dine in partitioned areas of designated restaurants.
This comes as the Chief Executive John Lee said the government h
8:30am-9:15am: Covid vaccines for babies
8:30am-9:00am: Professor Lau Yu-lung, the chairman of Scientific Committee on Vaccine Pre-ventable Diseases
9:00am-9:15am: Iris Chang, the President of the Practising Pharmacists Association of Hong Kong
9:15am-9:30am: Food Expo
9:15am-9:30am: Simon Wong, President, Federation of Restaurants and Related Trades
On Wednesday s Backchat, we ll talk about Covid vaccines for babies.
The government has lowered the minimum age for children taking the Sinovac vaccine to six months, down from five years previously, as incidences of serious Covid cases among young children
increase.
But BioNTech jabs won’t be allowed for under-5s yet, as authorities continue trying to procure smaller doses of the vaccine for children directly from the manufacturer.
After 9:15, we look ahead to the Food Expo starting next week — but you can only eat with your eyes because participants won’t be allowed to eat or drink at the Convention Centre.
Hong Kong is planning to enforce a lockdown to ensure a mandatory Covid-19 testing drive planned for this month is effective, Sing Tao Daily and other domestic media reported Tuesday, as the worst virus outbreak in the city so far continues to snowball.