It was a different story for operators of bath houses, party rooms, night clubs and karaoke lounges – that will have to remain closed until May 21 at the earliest. The Massage Establishment Association complained that it was unfair that bath houses must stay closed even though massage parlors are allowed to reopen. “[At] every sauna, the massage is the basic business”, said Julian So, chairman of the Massage Establishment Association. The Hong Kong Party Room Association questioned what criteria the government had used to determine the health risk posed by specific industries. A spokesman old an RTHK programme he thinks restaurants and bars are probably a higher health risk, since a lot of people come and go without any records being taken.

Source: The Standard May 07, 2020 07:30 UTC