美聯工商鋪(00459.HK)促政府撤回禁止業主向欠租商戶終止租約立法
政府公佈的新一年度《財政預算案》中,提出將盡速立法禁止業主對指定行業未能如期繳交租金的租戶,終止租約、服務或採取其他相關法律行動,措施爲期3個月,並可按需要再延長最多3個月,相關法例在6個月後會自動失效。
美聯工商鋪(00459.HK)行政總裁(工商鋪)盧展豪認爲,明白政府爲協助中小企而推出此項措施,但此舉完全無助租戶解決現時困境,只會破壞香港的自由經濟,加上現時不少業主爲與商戶共渡時艱,已願意減租,此時立法只會窒礙雙方商議空間,更對部分業主增添壓力。
盧展豪又指,據該行的瞭解,目前已有近80%業主願減租20%至50%,爲期3個月至半年,展示業主願意與商戶共渡時艱的決心。但是特區政府此時提出立法禁止追租,以立法手段嚴重破壞香港響譽國際的自由經濟體系,只會出現反效果,爲部份業主帶來藉口,暫緩或撤回減租計劃,待法定日期過後再一舉向租戶追討租金。按現時情況,即使業主被拖延租金達半年,其後亦可透過法律程序去追討,若然數月後疫情緩和,租戶生意額回穩,便無商議減租的理由,變相令減租空間大減,增加行業經營壓力。
盧展豪強調,明白抗疫事在必行,惟自由經濟是香港多年發展的基石,政府不應強行幹預市場發展,建議政府應三思而行,立即撤回提議,至少也要調節相關措施,真正聆聽社會各界持份者聲音,令中小企真正受惠。
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