In the Zhongda Cloth Market in Haizhu District, tens of thousands of people are working and their shops are currently shut down. The livelihoods of many families have been affected. What measures are there in Haizhu District to help them survive? Overcoming difficulties?
▲ Overlooking the Zhongda Textile Business District. Photography: Nandu reporter Li Menglin
At 10:00 a.m. on February 17, the Information Office of the Guangzhou Municipal People’s Government held a press briefing on epidemic prevention and control guarantee work in each district during the duration of the epidemic. Haizhu District Deputy District Mayor Sun Wei introduced the epidemic prevention work and resumption of work and production in the Zhongda Cloth Business District. “The time for the Zhongda Cloth Market to resume work and production depends on how the epidemic develops in Hubei.”
There are 59 professional markets in the Zhongda Textile Business District, with nearly 23,000 businesses The merchants have gathered about 150,000 people coming to Guangzhou, including 52,000 people from Hubei. Sun Wei said: “If 52,000 employees from Hubei Province return to Guangzhou and Haizhu all at once, the entire Guangzhou epidemic prevention will face great pressure and risks, which neither Haizhu nor Guangzhou can bear.”
“Our entire textile business practitioners, corporate shops, have indeed made a lot of sacrifices, and the epidemic prevention and control for the entire Haizhu and the entire Guangzhou is worth it. Here, I would like to express my gratitude to them I would like to express my gratitude. At present, our entire Zhongda cloth market is closed, so various industries and market entities are also looking forward to the early opening of the market.”
For prevention To control the work, he said, “Relying on the joint efforts of village chambers of commerce and enterprises to do a good job in publicity, guidance, and persuasion. Currently, these Hubei nationals in key epidemic areas are delayed in returning. We have implemented strict control over the entire market and strictly implemented reasonable With the 14-day quarantine measures in place, the Zhongda Textile Business District is currently very safe and the entire epidemic is very controllable.”
“It depends on the epidemic prevention and control situation in Guangzhou, especially the epidemic prevention and control situation in Hubei. Currently, Hubei is still in an anxious state, and we will pay close attention to and listen to the voice of the market. , find a balance between ensuring safety and promoting development, and determine the market opening time as early as possible. After determining the market opening time, we will announce it to the public as soon as possible.”
Revisit the Zhongda Textile Business District
The nationally famous Zhongda Textile Business District consists of 59 large and small professional wholesale markets. On February 11, 2020, in the Pearl River International Textile City, epidemic prevention and control still did not relax, and the parking lot showed 9,017 vacant parking spaces. Photo by Nandu reporter Chen Hui
The Guangzhou professional wholesale market, shrouded in the new coronavirus epidemic, is facing a difficult moment. Due to its large size and large number of employees, as well as frequent cross-regional movement and easy gathering of people, wholesale markets are difficult to prevent and control the epidemic, so the opening requirements are particularly strict.
Shops closed their doors and security guards were stationed at the entrance of the market.
The development of Guangzhou’s traditional trade industry started early, and has now formed multiple professional wholesale markets for fabrics, tea, clothing, cosmetics, leather goods, etc. The market is large in size and has a high degree of agglomeration. At present, the opening rate of wholesale markets in the city is not high. The few markets that have been opened have little traffic and there are not many shops operating inside the markets.
Since February 10, many shopping malls have resumed normal operations. While many industries and enterprises are getting more and more resumption of work, the opening rate of a large number of wholesale markets in Guangzhou is not high. Most of them are still silent, and the opening time is “distant”. .
The shops in Yangtze Textile City were closed and no pedestrians were seen.
The front door of Hetai Textile Center is deserted.
On the afternoon of February 11, at the Zhongda Cloth Market, the shops on both sides of the road were closed. There were few pedestrians and few vehicles on the street. This was in sharp contrast to the bustle of the past. .
The shop door is posted with epidemic prevention signs Announcements and red packets before Chinese New Year.
Previously, as early as January 31, Zhongda International Innovation Valley Management Service Center issued a “To those who are preparing to go to Zhongda Textile Business District and Wufeng, Fenghe Village” “In a letter”, due to the prevention and control of the epidemic, the opening of the Zhongda Textile Business District has been postponed, and the Wufeng, Kangle, and Lujiang Village parks and factories surrounding the business district are closed.Before work is allowed to resume, all water and electricity have been cut off. Villages such as Kangle and Lujiang near the business district have implemented closed management, leaving only certain intersections accessible and prohibiting the entry of outside vehicles and non-village residents. Then on February 5, the Zhongda International Innovation Valley Management Service Center once again issued the “Notice on the Unlimited Delay in the Opening of the Zhongda Textile Business District”, which stated that the opening of the textile business district would be postponed indefinitely.
According to statistics, in 2019, more than 150,000 migrant workers came to Guangzhou from the Zhongda Textile Business District and Wufeng and Fenghe Villages, which are relatively densely populated areas. Zhongda International Innovation Valley Management Service Center stated that reducing the gathering of people and blocking the spread of the epidemic is one of the current important measures to strengthen epidemic prevention and control. Therefore, before the first-level response to the epidemic is lifted, you should try not to go to crowded places.
On February 11, the shops in the Zhongda Cloth Market and on both sides of the road were closed. There are few pedestrians on the streets and few vehicles. Photographed by Nandu reporter He Yushuai
Zhongda Cloth Market is not an isolated case, and the same is true for Liuhua Commercial District, one of the country’s well-known clothing wholesale distribution centers. At noon on the 10th, Nandu reporters arrived at the Baima Clothing Market. The market was still closed. The administrators surrounded multiple exits with fences, leaving only one entrance for staff to enter and exit. Most of the nearby clothing markets have not yet opened. Security personnel told reporters that the resumption time has not yet been decided.
On February 11, Nandu reporters visited Shahe Clothing Wholesale Market again. This market is one of the three largest clothing wholesale distribution centers in Guangzhou, with an annual turnover of tens of billions of yuan over the years. Wanjia Wholesale Market, Shahe No. 1.2.3 Garment Wholesale Market, Shadong Youli Wholesale Market Nancheng, Shadong Youli International Clothing Wholesale Market, Xintiandi Clothing Wholesale City, Yimin Clothing Wholesale City, Changyun Clothing Wholesale Street, etc. are in Shahe Get together in one area.
On February 11, the epidemic prevention and control situation in Shahe area remained severe. Photo by Nandu reporter Zou Wei
It is already the sixteenth day of the first lunar month. Due to the need for epidemic prevention, the clothing wholesale market in Shahe area is not open yet. The market is quiet and there are no people on the street. There are few cars, and compared to the bustling scene a few years ago, it feels like a world away.
In the “Guidelines of the Guangzhou Municipal Commerce Bureau on the Resumption of Work and Operations of Commercial Enterprises and Commercial Buildings” issued by the Guangzhou Municipal Commerce Bureau, wholesale markets (except agricultural product wholesale markets) are classified as prudent verification enterprises. If they want to resume operations, The market requires strict risk control and prudent verification. Due to the high risks posed by the large flow of merchant customers and the easy gathering of crowds, the Guangzhou Municipal Commerce Department has also issued the “Guidelines for the Resumption of Wholesale Markets”.
The guidelines for resumption of business are strict and certain conditions must be met in terms of epidemic prevention and control. Moreover, before the wholesale market opens, it must submit a market resumption verification form and an epidemic prevention and control commitment letter to the street where it is located. The street will issue verification opinions to those that meet the conditions, and the market can be resumed only with the approval of the district; if the materials are incomplete, they will be notified at one time to make corrections; if the on-site verification does not meet the conditions, the market will not be resumed.
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