[Fugitives Regulations] Commissioner for Tourism: Hard work in the past six months can't predict Christmas market conditions

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Written by: McCain

2019-11-30 17:22

Anti-revision demonstrations continued, and the number of visitors to Hong Kong fell for four consecutive months. In October, it fell 43.7% year-on-year to only 3.31 million. The Commissioner for Tourism, Mr Wong Chi-chu, said today (30th) that the tourism industry has been greatly affected in this half year. The government has launched relief measures in recent months to assist the tourism industry and related industries. He also believed that the travel agency funding scheme could attract tourists to Hong Kong and help reduce the operating burden on travel agencies.

Tourism Commissioner Huang Zhizu. (Profile picture / Photo by Luo Junhao)

The Commissioner for Tourism, Huang Zhizu, met with reporters after attending an event today, expressing his hope that the social environment will return to calmness and attract tourists to Hong Kong again. Add support measures.

Wong pointed out that the government's launch of a travel agency subsidy scheme in recent months can attract more tourists to Hong Kong and help the industry reduce its operating burden, but the government will continue to review whether to launch a new assistance scheme. In addition, the government is also studying the promotion of other characteristics of Hong Kong. In the future, tourists will not only shop, eat and drink when they come to Hong Kong.

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