Regulating all shops to close at 9.00 pm

As per government regulations, the shops in Male are to close at 11.00pm. Over the past years there has been a debate as to the pros and cons of this regulation. Some argue that the shops should close earlier (perhaps at 9.00pm, so that staff could spend some time with their families. Many staff who work at shops start their work at about 9.00 in the morning and goes on until 11.00 at night. They only get few minutes off during prayer time (just enough to pray or have lunch). This restricts the amount of quality time that they could get with their families. It would help boost family relations and improve the social fabric of the nation if we regulate the shops to be closed at latest 9.00pm/
I too operate a shop in Male and would love to close the shop at 9.00pm, but if I do it unilaterally then I stand to lose business. If it is regulated and if all shops close at 9.00pm then I would be very willing and happy to do that. This may appear to be a relatively small matter to the politicians but it can have a big social impact.
For those businessmen who are worried that this could reduce their sales, I would like to say that when all shops close at that time then we would all be in the same boat and the customers would change their shopping habits accordingly.