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Shun Lee Yue-shun (Lower row middle) attended a press conference in mid-January 2021 with fitness
industry representatives to talk about the difficulties the industry was facing at that time.
(Photo courtesy of Shun Lee Yue-shun)
The government announced the
Leisure and Cultural Service Depart-
ment (LCSD) indoor sports venues But the officials did not accept our
would be reopened on February 18,
2021. views ... and they did not listen to us
“A majority of our classes are using
LCSD venues. We are still working on at all.
booking these venues. We hope that
about 70 to 80 per cent of our classes
will resume in March,” he says.
“Our coaches and I are very happy
about the reopening of LCSD venues.
This makes us feel hopeful and we
have regained our motivation to work
hard,” he adds.
But Siu is still uncertain whether
secondary and primary schools will
reopen their venues for volleyball
training.
“I have lost my main source of in-
come as a volleyball coach during the
pandemic. I need to take up jobs like
working as a private coach or a substi-
tute teacher in secondary and primary
schools,” says Siu, who organises vol- Yeung Chi-yin (Upper row, first from left) attending a press confer-
leyball class for schools and adults. ence with fitness industry representatives and politicians in when
His monthly income dropped from to voice out their grievances during the pandemic.
HK $50,000 before the pandemic to (Photo courtesy of Yeung Chi-yin)