New crown pneumonia | Last year, only 3.57 million visits to Hong Kong fell 90%, the Tourism Board launched the epidemic prevention certification program

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Written by: Kong Fanxu

2021-02-13 13:42

The last update date: 2021-02-13 13:44

The tourism industry in Hong Kong has been severely hit by the new crown pneumonia. The Chairman of the Tourism Board, Pang Yiu Jia, stated on a radio program today (13th) that only about 3.57 million tourists visited Hong Kong last year, a drop of more than 90% year-on-year, and 800,000 were related to the tourism industry. Of practitioners are affected.

Regarding the Hong Kong government’s successive releases and reopening of listed premises, the Tourism Development Board and the Quality Assurance Bureau have launched a plan to issue certifications for the epidemic prevention operation mode of scenic spots, hoping to increase the confidence of the public and tourists. There are currently 1,500 organizations participating, including hotels and Public transportation, etc.

Affected by the new crown pneumonia, only about 3.57 million tourists visited Hong Kong last year, a drop of more than 90% year-on-year.

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Peng Yaojia pointed out in the Hong Kong and Taiwan program "Saturday Accountability" that last year, only 3.57 million people visited Hong Kong, a year-on-year drop of more than 90%. Many of them came to Hong Kong for visiting relatives or necessary. The situation is unprecedented. It is indirectly related to the tourism industry, including aviation, retail, catering, transportation and many other workers.

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The government strongly promotes the "Travel with peace of mind" application. In the future, you may have to scan the QR code to enter theme parks or attractions. Peng Yaojia admits that it will be a little troublesome, but believes that it can protect the safety of citizens and tourists, and I believe he will be willing to use it.

The HKTB will also launch a certification program with the Quality Assurance Agency to issue certifications for the epidemic prevention operation mode of scenic spots to enhance the confidence of the public and tourists. Initially, 1,500 organizations will participate.

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Peng Xuhui pointed out that the epidemic has cancelled the fireworks and float displays during the Lunar New Year, and the Hong Kong Tourism Board has changed to an online market. The Hong Kong Food and Wine Parade was attended by 850,000 people online, of which 30% were overseas audiences.

Peng plans to strengthen the promotion of the Greater Bay Area in the future and attract overseas tourists from Hong Kong to cities such as Macau, Shenzhen, Foshan and Zhuhai. At the same time, he hopes that after the vaccine is provided to Hong Kong, the tourism bubble can be officially launched and passengers can be exchanged with more countries under the mechanism.

The HKTB will step up publicity, find foreigners residing in Hong Kong to promote Hong Kong to their own countries, and organize virtual tours to show tourists attractions using VR technology. At present, more than 10 virtual tours have been successfully organized.

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