As the protests in Hong Kong drive away visitors, the city’s hotel workers are in the firing line.
About 77% of people working in hotels have been asked to take unpaid leave of up to three days while 46% expect their monthly income to be reduced by as much as HK$3,000 , according to a survey by the Hotels, Food and Beverage Employees Association. About 43% believe hotels will cut jobs if the situation worsens.
The survey of 438 hotel employees working across more than 40 hotels in Hong Kong was conducted at the end of August, and reveals the impact of a collapse in travel bookings in the face of protests now in their 16th week. Hong Kong’s tourism sector has been decimated by footage beamed around the world of leaderless protests that have occasionally flared into violence and affected the city’s airport.
The demonstrations, which morphed from opposition to an extradition bill to a broader challenge against Beijing’s authority, show no signs of abating, despite Chief Executive Carrie Lam’s decision to scrap the controversial legislation this month. Tourists from mainland China are especially wary that they could be targeted by protesters.
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