China News Service, June 20, according to the US "Sing Tao Daily" report, the newly hung red lanterns are very eye-catching, but they form a strong contrast with the lonely streets of Duban Street and the small shops that no one cares about. "The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment." In San Francisco, Chinatown, Cai Yifeng, the proprietor of Huanyu Travel who was full of expectations for the economic restart, returned to the store on the 17th and hurriedly processed several customer refund procedures before leaving.
Cai Yifeng said that the epidemic situation knows no borders and the economy is restarting, which requires not only regional policy support but also the international environment. If the epidemic is not eliminated in one day, the economic restart will be meaningless to the tourism industry.
Li Zhaoxiang, chairman of the Chinatown Neighbourhood Association, believes that although many small shops have restarted one after another, they have been affected by the home epidemic prevention order. Few customers come to Chinatown and open the shop without customer support. The owner is very hit. He said that measures such as ensuring wearing masks, maintaining community distance, washing hands frequently, and testing the whole population can effectively control the spread of the epidemic. To this end, he has sent a letter to Mayor Brid about the dilemma facing Chinatown and hopes to end it as soon as possible The epidemic avoidance order at home has allowed the economy to truly implement and restart. He commended the "Metro Station" tea restaurant on Staten Street for not resenting others, but actively taking action to self-print consumer vouchers for self-help. "I hope everyone will purchase similar consumer vouchers to help Chinatown small businesses continue to survive."
"Due to historical constraints, coupled with the geographical environment, narrow sidewalks, and steep slopes, there are no tourists visiting Chinatown at all, and business restarts are like empty slogans." Shao Qiqian, president of Chinatown Merchants Association pointed out that the central government The subway station has been postponed repeatedly, and the construction materials and construction equipment placed randomly on the road are dusty and noisy. They are worried that the rain water will cause jams to the sewer, and it is impossible for restaurants to put them on the sidewalk.
Chinatown Deli dim sum owner Peter is also disappointed with the restart of Chinatown business. He said that the uniqueness of Chinatown could not be connected with the government’s new public space policy. He hoped that local community organizations, overseas Chinese groups, the San Francisco Economic Recovery Team, the Economic and Labor Development Bureau and other departments could find a good solution for Chinatown, otherwise Chinatown's fragile economic vitality hurt and it is difficult to recover. (Huang Weijiang)