Nge uhambo abacwangcisi bajikile ukusuka Hong Kong phakathi koqhanqalazo oluqhubekayo lwedemokhrasi, oosomashishini baseHong Kong kunye nabo basebenza kushishino lwezokhenketho bathi olu dushe luyichaphazele kakhulu impilo yabo.
Ixesha lasehlotyeni ukususela ngoJuni ukuya kuAgasti lalidla ngokuba lelona xesha lokhenketho lwaseHong Kong. Nangona kunjalo, enye iHong Kong ukholelo lotyelelo uthe ixesha lasehlotyeni lijike laba bubusika obubandayo ngenxa yoqhanqalazo.
Ngokutsho komkhenkethisi, udla ngokuphatha iqela labakhenkethi abali-12 ukuya kwali-15 ngenyanga kweli xesha lonyaka, yaye ufumana phantse i-30,000 yeedola zaseHong Kong (i-$3,823US) ngenyanga ngexesha lonyaka elincopho. Kulo nyaka inani lamaqela abakhenkethi lehlile ukusuka kwisibhozo ngoJuni ukuya kwabane kweyeKhala. Akakhange abenaqela labakhenkethi ngo-Agasti ukuza kuthi ga ngoku.
“Ndineminyaka engaphezu kweshumi ndingumkhokeli wabakhenkethi, kwaye ishishini alizange libe libi ngolu hlobo,” utshilo.
Ngoku amazwe angaphezu kwama-20 kunye nemimandla ekhuphe iingcebiso zokuhamba eHong Kong malunga nodushe.
Umzi-mveliso wokhenketho waseHong Kong usekwe ngamaxesha athile onyaka, kwaye abakhenkethi abaninzi bathembele kwixesha lasehlotyeni ukuxhasa iintsapho zabo.
Njengoko ikota entsha yesikolo sele iza kuqalisa, uChow uthe inkcitho yesikolo iya kuxabisa intywenka yemali kusapho lwakhe.
“Ndiyathemba ukuba ulungelelwaniso lwentlalontle lunokubuyiselwa kungekudala ukuze abahlali abaqhelekileyo baseHong Kong baphile ubomi babo,” utshilo uChow.
Ukuhla ngokukhawuleza kwenani labakhenkethi kuye kwachaphazela amashishini amaninzi aseHong Kong, kuquka ishishini leeteksi. Ngokutsho kweekhabhathi zasekuhlaleni, umvuzo wemihla ngemihla wabaqhubi beeteksi wehle ngama-40 ekhulwini.
Uqhanqalazo oluthathe iiveki ezininzi luchaphazele ishishini lokuthengisa eHong Kong.
“Ngenxa yokuba bembalwa abakhenkethi abeza apha, izinto ezithengiswayo ngoku zigqunywe luthuli,” watsho umnini wevenkile yezithambiso.
Ivenkile ibekwe e-To Kwa Wan kunxweme olusempuma lwe-Kowloon Peninsula, indawo yokuqala yokumisa amaqela amaninzi okutyelela eHong Kong. Nangona kunjalo, uqhanqalazo luyishiyile indawo ephithizelayo.
Ngokutsho komgcini wevenkile, ukususela ngoJulayi, inani leendwendwe ezivela kwilizwekazi liye lehla ngokukhawuleza, kwaye ishishini lakhe liye lancipha ngama-70 ekhulwini.
“Ngoku, iHong Kong inesiphithiphithi kangangokuba abakhenkethi abanabuganga bokuza,” wakhalaza.
