GEORGE TOWN, Jan 23 — The opening hours and operating procedures to usher in Chinese New Year at some of Penang’s most popular Taoist and Buddhist temples have not been released to the public, even though the festival is just a little more than one week away.that they are still waiting for the federal government to clarify some outstanding questions as to how long they can stay open, and how many visitors are allowed for the duration of the festival celebrated by Chinese worldwide.
“We will have our official temple light-up ceremony on January 28 and we will announce our opening hours then, hopefully by then the government has finalised any additional SOPs for Chinese New Year,” Ooi toldHe hoped the government will consult temple committees before deciding on any additional SOPs for Chinese New Year celebrations at temples.
He said the temple has always practised strict SOPs to check the temperatures of visitors at the entrances, ensure they check in on their MySejahtera and maintain a one-metre distance since 2020. This year will be the second year that the mega Hokkien New Year celebrations at Chew Jetty have been cancelled.
“It is safer if we celebrate on our own at home and reduce the number of people in public areas,” he said.
Wait for what?! Just lockdown lah...Omicron is increasing unless all these people wanna die.
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