Adult Entertainment Sector Reopens for Business 昨八大解封首日 全台警大規模防疫臨檢

The adult entertainment sector reopened. Places around Taiwan mobilized police officers to prevent violence, ensure compliance with disease prevention measures.

Resident: “I'm a model citizen. ”

Police Officer: “ Ok.”

Customers show police officers their yellow vaccination cards and real-contact registration text messages. The adult entertainment sector was back in business on Nov. 16, and customers thronged into venues as soon as they turned on the lights. In Taipei's Wanhua District, the police stepped up late-night inspections. They cited 21 people for not registering their real contacts. Under Central Epidemic Command Center regulations, people frequenting adult entertainment venues must have received at least one vaccine dose at least 14 days prior. However, police in Taichung discovered customers without vaccination cards. They were asked to register and fined.
 

Police Officer: “The current regulation is that you need proof of vaccination to enter these places. You're unable to provide this proof, so we are asking you to register based on regulations and we will make a copy.”

Police were mobilized all across Taiwan to maintain order and ensure compliance with disease prevention measures. Hostess clubs had to make sure that customers and workers were masked up and carrying vaccination cards. There was a recent spate of brawls and drunk driving incidents in Taichung, and there were concerns that there would be trouble if things were not kept under control. Meanwhile, the Kaohsiung City Police Department's commissioner personally led an inspection.

Huang Ming-chao, Commissioner, Kaohsiung City Police Department: “We will lay down the law if a brawl occurs after drinking. We urge residents to refrain from drunk driving. The police will absolutely crack down on this. Any brawls or related incidents will be handled rigorously.”

Venue personnel lined up to let the police conduct their inspection. The Kaohsiung police were aiming to crack down on violent incidents and disease prevention violations at adult entertainment venues, as well as crack down on drunk driving. The inspections will continue until Nov. 20 to ensure that there won't be any disease prevention breaches or street violence originating from adult entertainment venues.

民眾表示:「我是良民。」

警方回應「OK」。

顧客對員警出示疫苗接種黃卡、或實聯制簡訊，16號是八大行業解封第一天，不少棋牌社或酒店一開店就有客人上門，台北萬華警方深夜加強臨檢，就查到21人沒落實實聯制。另外指揮中心規定，顧客須至少接種一劑疫苗滿14天，才能去消費，但在台中就有顧客沒帶小黃卡，被依規定登記、送交裁罰。

台中警方表示:「現在規定是進來這種地方，是需要接種證明，你現在沒辦法出示接種證明，我們依規定還是給你登記，我們要抄起來。」

全台警方大動員，像金錢豹等各地知名酒店首當其衝，除了確認業者跟顧客是否有戴口罩、帶小黃卡等，由於前陣子台中鬥毆事件頻傳，就怕酒客好不容易等到解封，一沒節制、醉酒鬧事樣樣來，高雄警察局長直接親自帶隊臨檢。

高雄市警察局長黃明昭指出:「如果是酒後發生打架鬥毆的部分，我們絕對強力執法，我們也呼籲市民朋友不要飲酒開車，絕對警方會全力來取締，另外如果打架鬥毆的話，或者是相關的一個肇事，絕對會嚴辦。」

酒店服務人員排隊接受警方檢查，除了圍堵八大場所的暴力事件或防疫問題，高雄警方也擴大路檢，防止消費者酒後駕車，這次稽查將持續到20號，就為了確保八大行業不會成為防疫破口，或街頭暴力的源頭。