(Fighting New Coronary Pneumonia) In response to the impact of the epidemic, the Hong Kong Food Truck Pilot Program is extended by one year to 2022
China News Service, Hong Kong, October 9th. The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced on the 9th that it will extend the food truck pilot program for one year until February 2, 2022.
This decision was made in response to the impact of the new crown pneumonia epidemic on the operation of food trucks and the development of the evaluation plan.
It is reported that in order to increase the interest and vitality of Hong Kong's tourist attractions, the two-year food truck pilot program was launched on February 3, 2017, and then extended for two years to February 2, 2021.
During the three-and-a-half years since the pilot program has been in operation, the SAR government has introduced a number of optimization and support measures, including adding new venues, providing more flexible rotation arrangements, allowing food trucks to participate in optional activities, and supporting the "Anti-epidemic Fund". A one-time subsidy of HK$80,000 is provided for operators to apply under the subsidy scheme for the licensed food industry.
A spokesperson for the Tourism Commission said that since the outbreak of the epidemic at the beginning of this year, many food truck operating venues have been closed for most of the time, and the operation of food trucks has been severely affected. The extension of the pilot plan for one more year will allow food trucks to be available in Continue to operate during this period.
The Tourism Commission has obtained the agreement in principle from the managers of most of the existing food truck operating venues to continue to provide the operating venues. The Tourism Commission will also continue to arrange for the food trucks to operate in designated events organized by the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
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