Financial woes of Hong Kong gym chain California Fitness spread to mainland China with Beijing branch shutting its doors
Branch in the capital suspends business following closures in Hong Kong amid mounting debts and legal action, but gyms in Guangzhou, Shanghai and Singapore still up and running
The financial crisis facing gym chain California Fitness has spread across the border, with the Beijing branch closing its doors on Friday.
A visit by a Post reporter to the gym on Guanghua Road in the capital’s Chaoyang district – home to many foreign embassies – found the fitness centre with its shutters partially lowered.
“The boss has not appeared and the money has yet to come in,” a member of staff said. But she insisted the arrangement was temporary and the branch would reopen as soon as funds arrived.
She told scores of gym users – some of whom only learned of the temporary closure on arrival – that they could suspend their memberships and reactivate them later.
A notice saying the Beijing branch would undergo “internal reorganisation” had been sent to customers by trainers.
