[New Crown Pneumonia · Atlas] Visitors to Hong Kong slumped, silent pain in Hong Kong

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Written by: Luo Guohui

2020-03-17 15:25

New pandemic virus pneumonia (also known as Wuhan pneumonia) pandemic. The government has reduced the number of entry-exit ports to three airports, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the Shenzhen Bay Port from February 8. The mainland and more and more countries entered Hong Kong. Must be quarantined on the 14th. The Tourism Development Bureau announced on March 16 the number of visitors to Hong Kong in February. The total number of visitors fell to 199,000, a year-on-year decrease of 96%, which is only half of the worst month of the SARS period in 2003. The HKTB predicts that due to the rapid development of the epidemic around the world, the number of visitors to Hong Kong in March may further decrease.

What the data wants to say is that everyone has no illusions. The market is indeed worse than SARS this time. As an international tourist city, there is no income without tourists. The busy area that originally concentrated on receiving tourists (or so-called by tourists) naturally has A sense of depression that is different from the daily life of Hong Kong people. In the face of a new stage of global epidemic evolution, any city will inevitably have an economic pain. Standing in the silent area of ​​Wangwang, the key question is how to endure it or how to save yourself?

Fa Yuen Street, Mong Kok. Photo by Zhang Haowei

Tung Choi Street, Mong Kok. Photo by Zhang Haowei

Russell Street, Causeway Bay. Photo by Gao Zhongming

Mong Kok-Nathan Road. Photo by Zhang Haowei

Tsim Sha Tsui-Harbour City. Photo by Ou Jia Le

Mong Kok MTR station. Photo by Ou Jia Le

Mong Kok-Shandong Street. Photo by Zhang Haowei

Sheung Shui-Sheung Shui is vast. Photo by Huang Baoying

Tsim Sha Tsui-Beijing Road. Photo by Huang Shuhui

Sheung Shui-Xinfeng Road. Photo by Huang Baoying

Causeway Bay-Russell Street. Photo by Huang Shuhui

Causeway Bay-Russell Street. Photo by Gao Zhongming

Tsim Sha Tsui-Chatham Road South. Photo by Ou Jia Le