Japan's nuclear crisis harassed, Hong Kong's "milk powder shortage" warmed up and spread

Hong Kong's catering industry has also been affected. Japanese restaurants have been neglected and faced the tide of closures. Since the individual visits to Hong Kong to open up, it is no surprise that mainland residents have bought food and daily necessities in Hong Kong. However, recently, due to the proliferation of the influence of the Japanese nuclear crisis, Japanese milk powder and other Japanese foods have once again become new targets for Mainland and Hong Kong residents to scramble to buy. At the same time, concerns about nuclear radiation pollution are gradually spreading to other fields such as the catering industry.

From "Milk powder shortage" to "powdered milk powder"

After the nuclear radiation crisis in Japan, young mothers feared that Japanese food arriving in Hong Kong would become contaminated or become out of stock. As a result, a wave of rush to buy Japanese infant formula milk powder has recently begun in the Hong Kong market. Including young mothers, housewives, there are also many mainland water guests.

Interestingly, at the recent annual performance of a listed company, the reporter encountered such a thing: During the coffee break, two analysts stepped out of the venue. The topic discussed first was not listed company performance or The fundamentals are milk powder. A said: “Some people have heard that I’m going to a meeting in Hong Kong today. I called to let me give you powder every night.” B said, “Yes, I’m afraid I can’t buy it, so I’m at Bonjour today at 7:30 in the morning. The door lined up and bought more than 30 cans at a time..."

The dialogue between the above two analysts reflects such a status quo: At present, among the people, the "milk powder shortage" is gradually becoming "powdered".

A store clerk in Taizi’s exclusive Japanese milk powder told reporters that the company had entered a batch of powdered milk this week. As soon as the news came out, more than 100 people rushed to wait before the official launch, and some people even came to the shop at 5 o’clock in the morning. Outside the queue, the police also sent a number of police officers to the scene to maintain order.

It is reported that after the proliferation of the nuclear crisis in Japan, a large supermarket chain in Hong Kong sold 40,000 cans of Japanese milk powder in only three days. Before a Hong Kong-based shop selling Japanese baby products, there were as many as 300 people waiting at the peak of the daily waiting list. A pharmacy in Mong Kok has doubled the price of each can of Japanese milk powder, but people who come to buy goods are still in an endless stream... In addition, although many supermarkets or pharmacies have taken measures to limit purchases, the inventory of Japanese milk powder is still being quickly Swept away.

In fact, the people's fear is not without reason. According to the latest news, the milk in Japan's Fukushima where a nuclear leak has occurred has been detected with excessive nuclear radiation pollution. It is also learned that the Chinese AQSIQ has required all local inspection and quarantine agencies to carry out radioactive monitoring of imported Japanese food to ensure food safety. The deputy director of the Food and Health Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Liang Zhuowei, announced on Monday that the SAR government will consider referring to the recommendations of the World Health Organization and consider refusing to import Japanese foods with excessive nuclear radiation to Hong Kong.

Water passengers do their best to “handle in.” The milk powder produced before the nuclear radiation in Japan has become a hot commodity, which has caused many businesses to figure out how to sell and raise prices. According to Hong Kong media reports, a journalist unannounced a visit to the Wellcome Shopping Center in Shangri watercolor park for 10 consecutive days and found that some employees had suspected of hoarding a brand of infant formula milk powder and sold it to mainland water customers. After the news was reported, it was a stone that sparked a wave of waves. Members of the Hong Kong Legislative Council ranted against the merchants for their lack of conscience and even demanded that the police handle the matter.

However, in the face of immense benefits, not only did merchants raise the abacus to drive up prices, but they also attracted more water passengers to frequent shuttle between Shenzhen and Hong Kong, and took advantage of ants moving their shipments to sell Japanese milk powder and other food products for profit.

It is reported that due to tight supply of milk powder and other supplies, the water passengers have already begun to purchase in-depth shopping along the main lines of Hong Kong. The pharmacies and supermarkets near the stations of Sheung Shui, Fanling and Tai Po along the East Rail of Hong Kong have almost become The “specified” purchasing and transfer stations of water passengers; some well-known supermarket chains, such as Watsons, Wanning, etc., and nearly 400 pharmacies in Hong Kong have almost all water customers patronizing, and some water customers do not hesitate to seize the supply. More than 50 to 100 Hong Kong dollars per can.

The reporter observed at the Shenzhen Bay Port several days in a row that before a long-distance bus going from Hong Kong to a mainland city such as Guangzhou via a port, people often hurriedly opened a large suitcase or large carton full of milk powder just after crossing the border. Distribute milk powder and collect money.

The fact that Hong Kong Japanese restaurants are facing closures is not just about milk powder. As people in Hong Kong fear that eating nuclear-fired foods will affect their health, fewer and fewer people are now willing to eat in Japanese restaurants, and raw materials imported from Japan are greatly reduced. As a result, the cost of such restaurants has increased dramatically and the business has been in trouble.

Some industry insiders estimate that the inventory of Japanese-style food ingredients in Hong Kong restaurants can only last for about one and a half months, while the price of goods at the same time has sharply increased by 10% to 20%.

The reporters met on Nathan Road in Hong Kong's bustling business district yesterday. Around lunchtime at around 12 noon, at least two or three Japanese restaurants were still closed. Some restaurants had only one or two waiters in no time. Cleanliness, and some restaurants even did not even open the lights, which is in stark contrast to the neighboring Hong Kong-style tea restaurants, Western restaurants, fast food outlets in front of the crowd, the store service staff busy on the scene.

It is reported that there are currently more than 600 Japanese-style restaurants in Hong Kong, employing a total of more than 7,000 employees. Yuan Fuhe, Chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Federation of Industrial and Commercial Workers' Federation of Catering Workers, stated that after the earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, the FTU recently received dozens of Japanese restaurant staff for help.

The Hong Kong Association of Restaurants and Restaurants estimates that in 3 to 6 months, there will be an expiry of leases for up to 3,000 restaurants. This is a high-risk period for a “closed-out tide”. Japanese-style restaurants will be the hardest-hit areas for bankruptcy, with about four points. One of the Japanese restaurants is facing the end of the year.