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Written by: Zhang Jiamin
2020-10-21 09:21
Last update date: 2020-10-21 09:21
The government announced on Tuesday (20th) that social distancing measures will be liberalized, and local tour groups can be grouped with no more than 30 people.
Hu Zhaoying, Managing Director of Jinlun Travel and Honorary Advisor of the Travel Industry Council, said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" today (21) that due to the need to follow epidemic prevention guidelines, operating costs will increase, but he believes that "it is better than sitting for eight months." There is no work at all." He also pointed out that easing local travel will help increase overseas tourists' confidence in visiting Hong Kong.
He said that the tour leader will only do one test before leading the group to reassure the group members that repeated testing is useless.
Hu Zhaoying, Managing Director of Jinlun Travel, Honorary Advisor of the Tourism Industry Council.
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Hu Zhaoying, managing director of Jinlun Travel and honorary consultant of the Travel Industry Council, said on the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Millennium" today (21) that the government's relaxation of local tourism brings two meanings to the industry, including letting the industry know that it will gradually relax tourism The industry knows that there is "work to start"; in addition, with the promotion of the tourism bubble with Singapore, the opening of local tourism can let overseas tourists know that Hong Kong people will resume local tourism and make overseas tourists have confidence in the switch.
He pointed out that in order to follow the epidemic prevention guidelines, including each group with tour guides and other staff up to 30 people, the number of passengers should not exceed 50% of the total number of seats; plus the travel agency purchases insurance for group members, if any group member is diagnosed, the insurance company will Responsible, operating costs will helplessly increase; in addition, there are not many local groups, more than Saturdays and Sundays, and limited help to the industry, but "it is better than sitting for eight months without work."
He said that a group of four people will be arranged when visiting the attractions, and the tour guide needs to be explained in the car, and the tour guide will explain each group independently during the tour.
He said that the tour guide and the team leader will conduct a test first, but they will not be tested every time they lead the group. He believes that repeated testing is meaningless and it is difficult to be tested every 7 or 14 days.
The government has relaxed that local tour groups can be grouped with no more than 30 people.
(Data Picture / Photo by Yu Junliang)
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