Njengoba abahleli bohambo bejikile i-Hong Kong phakathi nemibhikisho eqhubekayo yokusekela intando yeningi, abanikazi bezitolo baseHong Kong kanye nalabo abasebenza embonini yezokuvakasha bathi lezi zinxushunxushu ziphazamise kakhulu izimpilo zabo.
Inkathi yasehlobo kusukela ngoJuni kuya ku-Agasti yayivame ukuba inkathi ephezulu kwezokuvakasha eHong Kong. Nokho, omunye Hong Kong umhlahlandlela wokuvakasha uthe isimo sasehlobo sesiphenduke ubusika obubandayo ngenxa yemibhikisho emikhulu.
Ngokomqondisi, ngokuvamile uphatha amaqembu ezivakashi angu-12 kuya kwayi-15 ngenyanga ngalesi sikhathi sonyaka, futhi uhola cishe ama-dollar angu-30,000 aseHong Kong ($3,823US) ngenyanga ngesikhathi sonyaka. Kulo nyaka isibalo samaqembu ezivakashi sehle sisuka kwayisishiyagalombili ngoJuni safinyelela kwamane ngoJulayi. Akakabi nalo iqembu labavakashi ngo-Agasti kuze kube manje.
“Sengineminyaka engaphezu kweshumi ngingumqondisi wezivakashi, futhi ibhizinisi alikaze libe libi ngale ndlela,” kusho yena.
Njengamanje amazwe nezifunda ezingaphezu kuka-20 zikhiphe izeluleko zokuvakasha ze-Hong Kong mayelana nalezi zinxushunxushu.
Imboni yezokuvakasha yase-Hong Kong isekelwe ngezikhathi ezithile zonyaka, futhi abaqondisi abaningi bokuvakasha bathembela enkathini yasehlobo ukuze bondle imindeni yabo.
Njengoba sekuzoqala ithemu entsha yesikole, uChow uthe izindleko zokufunda zizodla imali eshisiwe emndenini wakhe.
"Ngiyethemba ukuthi ukuhleleka komphakathi kungabuyiselwa maduze ukuze izakhamizi ezijwayelekile zaseHong Kong ziphile impilo yazo," kusho uChow.
Ukwehla okukhulu kwenani lezivakashi kuthinte izimboni eziningi zaseHong Kong, okuhlanganisa nebhizinisi lamatekisi. Ngokusho kwamakhumbi endawo, imali etholwa ngabashayeli bamatekisi nsuku zonke yehle ngamaphesenti angama-40.
Imibhikisho ethathe amasonto iphinde yalimaza imboni yokudayisa yaseHong Kong.
“Ngenxa yokuthi zimbalwa izivakashi ezifika lapha, izinto ezithengiswayo manje sezigcwele uthuli,” kusho umnikazi wesitolo se-cosmeceutical.
Isitolo sitholakala e-To Kwa Wan ogwini olusempumalanga ye-Kowloon Peninsula, indawo yokuqala yokumisa amaqembu amaningi okuvakasha ukuya e-Hong Kong. Nokho, imibhikisho ishiye indawo ephithizelayo ingenamuntu.
Ngokusho kukanozinti wesitolo, kusukela ngoJulayi, isibalo sezivakashi ezivela ezwenikazi lehle kakhulu, futhi ibhizinisi lakhe lehle ngamaphesenti angu-70.
“Manje, iHong Kong inesiphithiphithi kangangokuthi izivakashi azilokothi zize,” esho ekhala.
