Christos Athinodourou, a member of the board of the port authority in Paphos, has underlined the need to specify if the harbour area in Kato Paphos is designated as a tourist area or not. He pointed out that shop owners in the area are paying high rents and added that the ministry of commerce should solve the problem, and not leave it up to the businessmen of the area. He outlined that the position of the port authority, in the area as the leading authority should be cleared up.

Meanwhile, mayor of Paphos Savvas Vergas said that the local authority is in favour of implementing a universal tourist timetable of opening hours. He stressed that this would not only cover the harbour area but the wider tourist area of Kato Paphos. Vergas said that this area receives visitors throughout the day, and therefore its necessary to have a specific schedule of closing hours to offer the best possible service for local and overseas visitors, as well as supporting the shop owners. The mayor concluded that the local authority and the port authority would take the same stance to excerpt pressure on the relevant ministry to ensure the necessary changes take place.