The new crown pneumonia has been in the pandemic for more than two years, and the waiting period has not been cleared. The happiness of Hong Kong people is getting lower and lower, and even the major life event of marriage is difficult and impossible to achieve! Since yesterday, the social distancing measures to prevent the epidemic have been further relaxed. In addition to retaliatory consumption actions, there are also new couples “revenge marriages”. Data from the Marriage Registry shows that 402 couples rushed to the “5.20”, that is, Mandarin The romantic days of the homophonic “I love you” are harmoniously connected, and adversity sees the truth, reaching a 4-year high! The eagerness of the newlyweds to get married is related to the fact that they have suffered from the “shocked wind” of several waves of the epidemic, so as to avoid being harmed by the government’s “fast, ruthless, and wide” epidemic prevention measures for closed restaurants and entertainment venues. Caterers revealed that the phenomenon of “revenge marriage” is expected to cause a wave of wedding banquets from May to August, which was originally a low season, hoping to bring happiness to Hong Kong!
According to the statistics of the Marriage Registry, there are 402 couples who have submitted notice of intended marriage and intend to get married today, of which 136 couples will be registered at the Marriage Registry; 263 couples will be presided over by a celebrant of marriage, and the remaining 3 couples will be registered in the marriage registry. Marriage in a place of worship.
The number of marriages increased by 89% compared to the same day last year
In recent years, “5.20” has become the preferred date for many couples to get married. Last year, 212 couples got married on this day. In the first year of the epidemic, that is, on the same day in 2020, only 146 couples got married. This year’s 402 new couples significantly increased by 89% compared with last year.
5.21 I am willing to marry 178 couples
As for this Saturday, “5‧21”, the homophonic pronunciation of Mandarin is “I do”. The data from the Marriage Registration Office shows that it is also the first choice for wedding celebrations. On this day, a total of 178 couples intend to register for marriage, and 56 of them will be registered at the Marriage Registration Office. Upon registration, 110 couples will be officiated by a celebrant of marriage, while the remaining 12 couples will be married in a licensed place of worship.
Regarding the phenomenon of newlyweds rushing to get married, Hu Zhu, president of the Hong Kong Modern Management Catering Professional Association, said that following the government relaxes social distancing measures, the upper limit of the number of people at wedding banquets has been increased from 20 to 120, which means that many relatives and friends can attend to share the joy; plus At the beginning of the year, many prospective couples had to postpone their weddings due to the severe epidemic, which greatly increased the desire of many couples to get married.
The red event retaliated to increase the banquet and did not dare to raise the price
At the same time, whether the sixth wave of the epidemic will strike is dangerous. Many new couples want to complete their marriage as soon as possible, or even get married early. Various circumstances have caused the “revenge marriage phenomenon” to appear from May to August, which was originally a low season for marriage. , In addition to the wedding orders from May to August, its restaurants also increased. During this period, the business volume is estimated to have increased by at least 60% compared with last year. When asked if the price of banquets would be raised, he said that he has no plans for the time being, because the haze of the epidemic has flooded Hong Kong for more than two years, and he understands that the economy has not recovered yet. Increase, can be happy for Hong Kong.
