China News Agency, Hong Kong, May 10 Question: Mother's Day in Hong Kong's epidemic: peace and health are the best gifts
China News Agency reporter Wang Laiyi
May 10 is Mother's Day. With the slowing of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Hong Kong, citizens have chosen to go out to celebrate the festival, and the streets are filled with a warm atmosphere.
As a gift for Mother's Day, flowers are very popular among the public. The flower market in Mong Kok was full of people who bought flowers early in the morning, and the flower shop was filled with various bouquets or flower baskets to attract customers. Carnations are still the best sellers, and lilies and roses are also popular among the public.
"Today is Mother's Day. I saved pocket money to buy flowers. I hope my mother likes it." Ms. Liu, a citizen, took the hand-held flower basket given to her by her son and couldn't hide the smile in her eyes while wearing a mask.
Ms. Liu said that she was very happy to receive a gift carefully selected by her son, but for her, the family's safety and health are the best gifts.
During the festival, many flower shops launched promotional activities. Mr. Lian, the person in charge of a flower shop, said that the sales of flowers were not affected by the epidemic, but felt that the flow of people was more than last year. Although the price of fresh flowers is similar to usual, in order to attract more customers to purchase, it is decided to reduce the price by 30% to attract customers.
Mother's Day coincides with the SAR government's relaxation of the "restriction order" and other anti-epidemic measures. Restaurants and restaurants ushered in opportunities during the golden period, and queues are reappearing outside the store. There are crowds of people in the new city square of Shatian, and there are many restaurants in the mall where citizens are waiting to be seated.
Mr. Lin, a citizen, said that he has rarely eaten out recently, and because the epidemic has slowed down, he decided to take his mother, wife, and daughter to eat out. The feeling of celebrating mother's day in three generations is very warm.
The chairman of the Hong Kong Restaurant Management Association, Yang Weixing, told reporters that there was a strong atmosphere for Mother's Day celebration. Some restaurants were preparing to re-employ "helpers", hoping to do more rounds of business.
In the special period when the epidemic hit, the white angels who had already maintained the line of anti-epidemic for their mothers had a different Mother's Day. Medical staff sacrificed their time with their families and chose to stay in the isolation ward to take care of the diagnosed patients.
Chen Jiawen, a senior nurse in the internal medicine department of North District Hospital, received a greeting card drawn by her young daughter in advance. The sentence "Happy Mother Day" is already the best Mother's Day gift for her.
In order to reduce the risk of family infection, Chen Jiawen stayed abroad for a long time, and could only rely on video contact with his family. Despite the short contact time with her children, the support from her family has become her greatest backing, and her sense of mission is more firm.
On Mother's Day, Chen Jiawen still had to spend time in the isolation ward, but neither the epidemic situation nor the distance could stop the closeness of affection and her love for her children. "I'm a nurse, I just want the patient to recover smoothly and be discharged." The epidemic was not at an end, and there was a long road home, but she had no regrets. (Finish)