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Written by: Ouyang Dehao
2020-12-06 10:40
Last update date: 2020-12-06 10:40
The fourth wave of the new crown pneumonia epidemic struck, and the Hong Kong government announced last month that it would cease its "tourism bubble" plan with Singapore.
The Tourism Board also announced on the 4th of this month that based on the consideration of social distancing, there will be no New Year’s Eve fireworks countdown this year.
The Director-General of the Tourism Board, Cheng Dingyi, said that the number of tourists in Hong Kong has dropped sharply from an average of about 200,000 per day in the past to 300 tourists, who are estimated to be visiting relatives in Hong Kong. He described the tourism industry as bleak and urged the industry to maintain Optimism "every point can be passed."
He also pointed out that the local travel promotion promoted in cooperation with the government was quite successful, and the itineraries related to "food" were welcomed by the public.
Cheng Ding pointed out that from an average of about 200,000 tourists a day in the past, it has plummeted to 300 tourists who are estimated to come to Hong Kong to visit relatives.
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"It will be easy to come back in the future, and everything will pass."
Cheng Dingyi described the current tourism industry's situation as "desolate", referring to the fact that Hong Kong's tourism industry entered the winter in the second half of last year, and the number of visitors to Hong Kong dropped by more than half due to various reasons. It fell to 300 visitors estimated to be visiting relatives in Hong Kong.
He also pointed out that the tourism industry accounts for 5% of the GDP and the workforce is about 250,000. He called on the industry to remain optimistic, "It will be easy to return in the future, and everything will pass."
Earlier, there were 10,000 local tours and more than 2,000 did not leave due to the epidemic
Cheng also pointed out that although the "tourism bubble" plan was suspended, he would not feel discouraged. He also praised the two governments for their responsibility. He predicted that the number of confirmed diagnoses would continue to rise and was cancelled before the circuit breaker mechanism was touched.
Regarding the local tours promoted in cooperation with the government, he revealed that of the 10,000 places launched earlier, there are still more than 2,000 affected by the epidemic and have not set off.
However, he believes that the promotion of local travel has been quite successful. "We have found that Hong Kong friends love food the most." Especially the trips to eat in "special places", sip afternoon tea in hotels, or learn skills in workshops are all popular with local tourists. welcome.
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