PETALING JAYA, Jan 27 — Chinese New Year celebrations are never complete without lion dance performances that we missed watching last year due to Covid-19 restrictions.
“There is a lot to look into such as meals for performers, and also we’ve charged slightly more this year to cover our increased operating costs. He also said that business has dropped to about 30 to 40 per cent this year as compared to 2020 but counts themselves lucky to still be able to perform in malls such as Subang Jaya’s Da Men mall and Pavilion Bukit Jalil.
Fong added that most times, the team is required to pay and perform RTK antigen tests before performing. Located in Selayang Jaya, the association’s founder Calvin Hong Weir Hahn said that the team’s operational costs have dropped to 25 to 30 per cent this year.