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47 During the nation’s circuit breaker which lasted almost eight weeks, all renovations came to standstill. On June 2nd 2020, with the circuit breaker lifted, renovations were then allowed to resume but it came with a caveat. The Straits Times reported that many renovation firms did not have sufficient manpower to complete the renovations—as many of their workers remained stuck in Malaysia. With movements in the flow of people between Malaysia and Singapore restricted in bid to control the outbreak, this caused the shortage of manpower in the local renovation scene. In this news article, President of RCMA Dr Sky Tan said that “About 80 per cent of workers in the renovation trade, for instance, are Malaysians”, and “Most of them are now in Malaysia.” More importantly, this labour shortage resulted in an imminent delay for renovations – as renovation contractors needed to comply with the safety criteria as well. Dr Sky Tan also addressed this in the article and said: “We can’t start work immediately.” 所有的装修工程在新加坡政府施行为期近八周 的阻断措施期间，均被迫暂停。随着阻断措施于 2020年6月2日结束，装修工程也获准复工。尽管如 此，《海峡时报》报道，许多装修公司因大部分工 人还在马来西亚的缘故，正面临劳工短缺的问题， 因此无法如期完成工程。 为了控制疫情而施行的新马入境限制，无疑导致当 地装修行业人手短缺。新加坡装修同业商联会会 长陈锦龙博士在这篇新闻中说道：“装修行业中约 有80％的工人是马来西亚人。目前，他们大多数仍 在马来西亚。” 更重要的是，装修承包商还需遵守各项安全措 施，而此劳力短缺绝对会影响装修工程的进度。 陈锦龙博士在此报道中也提到：“我们不可能立 即开工。” Many renovation contractors are facing challenges with the online application process of BCA to resume renovation works. Some revealed that it took them a day to complete the application and yet, it was still rejected by the authorities. Other than this requirement, their employees must participate in epidemic prevention training courses, but the scheduled class dates are of different timings, and that makes it difficult for them to resume work. 由于建设局的网上申请程序相当复杂，使许多装修承包商再 次受挫。一部分承包商还透露，他们花了一天的时间才能完 成申请，但仍被当局拒绝。除了需要申请复工批准之外，员工 也须参加防疫培训课程，但他们被安排的上课日期都不相 同，导致他们难以复工。 Renovation contractors have to submit applications from BCA for their previously suspended projects to resume work. They have to also meet the safety requirements necessary for their projects to resume safely. 装修承包商除了需要向建设局提交申请之外，还必须 施行适当的防疫和安全措施才能获准复工。 “Coronavirus: Companies are short of manpower” 冠状病毒：公司人手不足 The Straits Times / Published 31st May 2020 《海峡时报》/ 刊登于2020年5月31 “Complicated application procedures and manpower shortage make it difficult for renovation works to resume” 复杂的申请程序和人手短缺，使装修工程难以恢复 Lianhe Zaobao / Published 2nd June 2020 《联合早报》/ 刊登于2020年6月2日 “Renovation projects are allowed to resume. Renovation contractors must take adequate epidemic prevention measures, but they still face delays” 装修工程获准复工；装修承包商须采取适当的防疫措 施，但工程仍被迟延 Channel 8 Hello Singapore / Aired on 3rd June 2020 8频道《狮城有约》/ 于2020年6月3日播出 RCMA Assistant Secretary Mr Michael Ong said: “BCA has approved our online application to resume work within two days of application. We managed to have all 12 of our suspended home renovation projects restart work.” 新加坡装修同业商联会助理秘书长王振宁说：“我们 已经把这些资料上载去建设局网站申请复工，建设局 也在两天后回复我们，说我们的工程、施工地点都被 批准恢复。”