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The China Daily reports:
Olympic security concerns suspend part of Beijing nightlife area
“About six restaurants and bars inside the Beijing Workers’ Stadium compound will be ordered to suspend operation for more than 20 days before and during the Olympic Games,” said He Zhenxing, stadium vice manager.
The venues, popular among Beijing residents, would suffer lost business, but the order was issued to guarantee security for the Games, he said.
“The stadium will not pay compensation to them, but may extend their leases or give preferential treatment after the Olympic Games,” he said…
…”More than 130 employees in my restaurant will be out of work during the suspension. If they don’t return after the Games, I will have to hire new hands and start over again,” said Zhang Youjing, manager of Youjingge Restaurant [known to expatriates as Le Quai]…
…The manager of Club Mix nightclub, surnamed Guo, said he would have no choice, but to obey the order. “We have almost 800 customers every night. More than 200 workers will stay at home on a minimum salaries during the closure.”…
Many people seem to think that the Olympic Games will be a tremendous money making opportunity for anyone who lives or works in Beijing. Some people are finding out the hard way that the Olympics can make you poorer too.