Vivienne Chow Hong Kong cinema operators and filmmakers are crying for help following a government announcement on Monday that COVID-19 social distancing measures will remain in place until Feb.
17. Crucially Hong Kong cinemas cannot reopen until after Chinese New Year and will have missed three important holiday seasons in the space of two months.The city has seen an average of around 50 new infections per day over the past seven days, a slight decrease from the peak of the third wave of the pandemic that hit Hong Kong in late November.
Some industry players said they were shocked and devastated.Cinemas in Hong Kong were ordered to close doors three times in 2020.
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