Hong Kong’s consumer watchdog group has revealed new investors are in touch with the 38-year-old fitness chain that abruptly closed last month, while previously reopened stores have had their names changed for a second time. Ta.
Physical Health Center suddenly announced the “temporary closure” of all its branches early last month, leaving hundreds of staff out of work and prompting thousands of complaints from angry customers.
About a week after Physical reached an agreement with new investors, the Wan Chai store reopened with a new name: Healthy. However, on Thursday it was revealed that it had changed its name again to ‘Perfit’, raising concerns among former physical members who signed with Healthy.
The Consumer Council announced on Thursday that the new investors had contacted the Consumer Council the previous day. The watchdog added that it would release more details as soon as it had more information.
The former physical store in Wan Chai was named “Healthy” last month. Photo: Mei Tse
As of 5pm on Thursday, the City Council had received 5,303 health-related complaints, totaling HK$189 million.
