The Hong Kong government has relaxed a number of anti-epidemic measures since today, including the cancellation of the yellow code restrictions on immigrants, which is expected to attract foreign tourists to Hong Kong.
However, some representatives of the tourism industry in Southeast Asian countries invited by the Hong Kong Tourism Board to visit Hong Kong believe that Hong Kong is still later than other countries in relaxing the epidemic prevention policy. A quick test every day will deter travelers.
Representatives of the tourism industry of the three countries hope that the Hong Kong government can further relax the epidemic prevention restrictions
The Hong Kong Tourism Board organized a large-scale tourism industry delegation in Southeast Asia, receiving nearly 60 tourism industry representatives from Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines and Singapore. They visited many scenic spots in Hong Kong during the five-day and four-night itinerary. Today, they will go to West Kowloon Visit Christmas Town in the Cultural District and arrange meetings with local media.
Yeo Mei Chu, executive director of Malaysia Tourism Co., Ltd., said that she was very happy to be invited by the Tourism Board to come to Hong Kong this time and experience a different Hong Kong culture.
Regarding the abolition of the yellow code restriction for the first three days of inbound tourists, she believes, "For the time being, there will not be too many people coming to (Hong Kong). Passengers are worried that after the nucleic acid test, if they test positive, they will need to be quarantined and will not be able to move freely." She believes that, More tour groups will come to Hong Kong in January next year at the earliest.
Ms Dolly Santos, president of Golden Sky Travel & Tours Corp, representative of the Philippine tourism industry, said that local travel agencies in the Philippines receive inquiries from tourists about visiting Hong Kong from time to time.
However, under the new measures, tourists still need to undergo two nucleic acid tests and daily rapid tests after entering Hong Kong, which will deter tourists.
She hopes that the Hong Kong government can cancel the nucleic acid test and daily quick test to attract more tourists to Hong Kong.
Mr. Chotechhuang Soorangngura, deputy director of Thailand's NS Travel & Tours, also said that the Hong Kong government's anti-epidemic policy was relaxed later than other countries, and it is not very attractive to tourists for the time being.
But he pointed out that the new epidemic prevention arrangements are a starting point, and he hopes that the authorities can simplify the entry testing requirements again.
Cheng Dingyi, Director-General of the HKTB, said that no less than 100 million yuan will be spent to launch the "Hello Hong Kong" global promotion plan, inviting celebrities and media from all over the world to come to Hong Kong.
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More than 440,000 people will visit Hong Kong this year and the HKTB will launch a global promotion plan
According to the announcement of the Tourism Board, there were about 113,000 tourists visiting Hong Kong in early November this year, an increase of nearly 40% month-on-month, and a total of more than 440,000 people visited Hong Kong this year.
Cheng Dingyi, Director-General of the HKTB, said that the HKTB will invest more than 100 million yuan to launch the "Hello Hong Kong" global promotion plan, invite celebrities and media from all over the world to Hong Kong, visit new attractions, and cooperate with different organizations Introduce discounts such as free air tickets and special welcome drinks to attract overseas tourists to Hong Kong.
According to the announcement of the Tourism Board, there were about 113,000 tourists visiting Hong Kong in early November this year, an increase of nearly 40% month-on-month, and a total of more than 440,000 people visited Hong Kong this year.
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The number of tourists visiting Hong Kong is affected by the flight capacity
Cheng Dingyi also said that after the abolition of the yellow code restrictions, the overall passenger flow to Hong Kong will be affected by the flight capacity, but Hong Kong still needs time to recover, hoping that the government will gradually relax the epidemic prevention policy in the future
He also said that since nearly 80% of the tourists visiting Hong Kong in previous years were mainland tourists, he hoped that the customs clearance between the mainland and Hong Kong would be smooth next year as Chief Executive Lee Ka-chao said.
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