People collected outside a shuttered Physical Fitness health club in Wan Chai on Tuesday after a message flowing online declared the branch would resume today under a various name. The doors stayed locked. A female, surnamed Fung, whose subscription would stay legitimate up until 2026 was among them. “We got a message stating the branch would resume, however we didn’t understand whether it was authentic or not, and we were sceptical, that’s why we chose to come and take a look,” she stated. “But from what we’ve seen, it appears to be closed as nobody was entering and out of the branch.” Another member, Keith, paid HK$ 7,400 for a 54-month subscription. He still has 2 years of subscription left, however is ruling out a switch to other physical fitness centres. “If I can, I will remain. Since I do not wish to invest more cash on other [companies] or other clubs today.” Another client, called Regina, informed RTHK that she and around 4,000 other members, who lost cash due to the closure of Physical Fitness, have actually signed up with a group on social networks. She wasn’t sure if the chain would resume. “I believe [we] require to await a couple of weeks. Might be Physical [Fitness] is discovering some brand-new employers to pay up a big capital for them to pay the loan,” Regina included. She stated she would think about submitting a report to the Consumer Council if she handled to discover the invoice to show she paid HK$ 11,000 for subscription throughout the pandemic. Since Monday, the customer guard dog had actually gotten a minimum of 1,000 problems due to the closure of Physical Fitness, including over HK$ 31 million in claims.
Gym-goers wait fruitless for Physical Fitness to resume
