As of this morning (September 16), the debates and calls for boycotts against the Mrs. Lien Clean Rice restaurant chain in Ha Long have not ended. This is considered one of the most popular affordable rice restaurant chains in Ha Long.
The incident started when a group of 7 people went to Mrs. Lien's Clean Rice restaurant in Bai Chay ward on September 9 - two days after storm No. 3 - but the restaurant did not accept the transfer. The group collected 280,000 VND and asked to eat 7 meals for 40,000 VND but were refused service.
There was an argument between the restaurant owner and the group of guests. The group of guests were upset with the restaurant's service attitude and left.
The incident was then posted on social networks, causing strong reactions from the online community towards the above restaurant chain.
Afterwards, Ms. Lien's Clean Rice restaurant also posted on social media that the guests' reflection was not true; at the same time, it said it was ready to confront relevant parties at the authorities to prove the incident.
However, many people later expressed their anger about having to endure the same situation when eating at Mrs. Lien's Clean Rice restaurant chain during stormy days, when the electricity was out and they could not cook at home.
According to some regular customers of this restaurant chain, the prices of meals during the storm increased quite high. Meanwhile, some restaurants that were heavily damaged in storm No. 3 organized thousands of free meals for people.
“The storm caused severe damage, affecting the supply of food and provisions. If there was an increase, it would have been just a little increase. But the prices have increased sharply. Not to mention, the restaurant only accepts cash, not payment via account like usual, which is inconvenient for people because many people do not carry cash,” said Mr. Le Van Binh, residing in Hong Hai ward, Ha Long city.
This morning (September 16), the Propaganda Department of the Ha Long City Party Committee sent an official dispatch requesting the City's Department of Culture and Information and the City Security - Police Team to investigate the incident.
According to the document, in recent days, a number of electronic newspapers and social networks have posted many articles and clips with content related to Ms. Lien's Clean Rice business's behavior with customers.
The posted content has created negative information and public opinion on social networks, especially in the context of storm No. 3 (Yagi) making landfall in Ha Long city, causing heavy damage to people and property, seriously affecting people's lives and production and business activities in the city.
The Propaganda Department of the Ha Long City Party Committee requested the City's Department of Culture and Information to coordinate with the City Security - Police Team to work with the owner of Ms. Lien's Clean Rice business, the customer in the clip and related parties to clarify the content of the incident and widely inform about the results of the case resolution on the City's mass media and social networking platforms to publicize public opinion.
The Propaganda Department of the Ha Long City Party Committee requests that units submit the results of implementing the above content to the Propaganda Department of the City Party Committee before 5:00 p.m. on September 17, 2024.
