China Overseas.net, February 24th. According to Malaysia ’s Sin Chew Daily, recently, Gao Haoyun, chairman of the Malaysian Chinese Catering Industry Association, said that since the new crown pneumonia epidemic, the Chinese food and beverage industry in Malaysia has been severely hit. According to their real-name investigations, According to the data, the turnover of many catering companies has decreased by 50% to 80% compared with the same period in 2019.

He pointed out that during the outbreak, many consumers discriminated and misunderstood the Chinese food catering industry, thinking that the food and environment of Chinese restaurants were not safe. In fact, many Chinese restaurants have strict control on epidemic prevention measures and sanitary control. They not only disinfect on time, but also provide disinfectant hand sanitizers for customers to use.

He said at a press conference that there are a large number of Chinese restaurants in Malaysia. The employees hired, the raw materials purchased, and the annual tax paid to the government have brought objective economic benefits to Malaysia. If the Chinese restaurant industry is hit, it will also have a negative impact on Malaysia's economic development.

He also hoped that the Malaysian government departments and related units could pay attention to the current situation of the Chinese restaurant industry and provide relevant measures such as tax relief, rent reduction and other measures to alleviate the economic pressure of the Chinese restaurant industry.

Launched "Eat Chinese Food to Help Wuhan"

The Malaysian Chinese Catering Industry Association also launched a "Eating Chinese Food to Help Wuhan" social charity fundraising campaign. Consumers patronized designated restaurants, and merchants will donate 20% of their consumption, purchase medical supplies or donate to the Hubei Red Cross.

Gao Haoyun said that consumers only need to dine at the designated restaurant announced on the association's official website, and write "China's fuel" on the invoice. The restaurant merchant will donate 20% of the consumption amount and the fundraising target is 100,000 ringgit. The fundraising event will end on March 4.

He pointed out that currently there is a shortage of medical protective equipment in Wuhan and other regions. Although Malaysian Chinese food makers are in Malaysia, they are deeply concerned about their ancestral (national) country and hope to contribute to the fight against the epidemic.