Christmas and New Year's Day holidays are approaching, and many citizens travel at the end of the year.
According to statistics on the flow of inbound and outbound passengers from the Immigration Department, since last Thursday (15th), the number of Hong Kong residents leaving the country has exceeded 20,000 per day.
Some parents took advantage of the school holidays to travel with their children. The journey lasted for more than a week, and the average cost per person was as high as 10,000 yuan.
South Korea and Japan are still popular tourist destinations for Hong Kong people. Today (21st) a Hong Kong mother took a pair of children to travel to Seoul, South Korea for 10 days. Together with local consumption, hotels and air tickets, the total cost is estimated to be 45,000 yuan; There was a family of three who left Fukuoka and stayed in a hot spring hotel worth 10,000 yuan.
The two families were excited before setting off, preparing to travel again during the Lunar New Year.
After the relaxation of the yellow code, the number of Hong Kong residents entering and exiting exceeds 20,000 per day
The government lifted the "yellow code" restrictions for overseas arrivals in Hong Kong for the first three days last Wednesday (14th).
Statistics on the number of people entering and exiting the Immigration Department show that the day after the relaxation of measures in Hong Kong (last Thursday), the daily number of Hong Kong residents leaving the country exceeded 20,000 (22,830 people). Maintain more than 20,000 passengers.
The students’ Christmas and New Year’s holidays have begun. Ms. Luo took her son and daughter to Seoul for 10 days. The three of them spent 15,000 yuan on air tickets and 30,000 Hong Kong dollars on shopping.
When asked if she would be worried about contracting the disease while traveling, Ms. Luo said that she had already received four injections and "nothing to be surprised".
Hong Kong mother takes children to visit Seoul for 10 days
As early as August and October, she traveled to Thailand and South Korea respectively. She mentioned that the previous two trips required nucleic acid testing locally, which was expensive. Among them, the cost of nucleic acid testing in South Korea was as high as 80,000 won (about 485 Hong Kong dollars).
There are many family-sized passengers at the airport, and they take advantage of the school holidays to travel abroad.
(Photo by Zhang Haowei)
Regarding the significant relaxation of epidemic prevention measures in the mainland, Ms. Luo said that she is eagerly looking forward to the customs clearance between Hong Kong and the mainland. If there is no need to be quarantined, she hopes to travel to the mainland during the Lunar New Year.
The government will relax some anti-epidemic measures from tomorrow (22nd), but the mask order, vaccine pass and gathering restriction order are still in place.
Ms. Luo said that she was very happy after the yellow code was revoked, and she could go on a few more trips, but she thought that there was no need to relax the mask order, because wearing a mask has become a habit, and it would feel insecure not to wear a mask now.
Looking forward to customs clearance and returning home to visit relatives
Mr. Shen, who is a freelancer himself, took advantage of his wife's holiday at the end of the year and took his son to South Korea for seven days. It is estimated that the trip will cost 10,000 to 20,000 yuan per person.
He agrees that the Hong Kong government has gradually relaxed the epidemic prevention restrictions in recent days, and mentioned that many places in the world have already relaxed. "Although they have been relaxed, I will be careful."
Mr. Shen believes that it has always been troublesome for Hong Kong people returning from overseas travel and foreign tourists to travel in Hong Kong and need to be quarantined. If travel restrictions are lifted, it will be more convenient, and even return to the pre-epidemic situation. I believe it can boost Hong Kong's economy.
If the mainland and Hong Kong resume customs clearance, Mr. Shen plans to return to the mainland to visit relatives.
Ping air ticket Tour Day Haozhu hot spring hotel
Mrs. Chen's family of three will travel to Fukuoka, Japan starting today for 8 days. They booked air tickets earlier in May. The total cost is only 5,000 yuan, but they will spend more than 10,000 yuan to rent a hot spring hotel.
As the government gradually relaxes the epidemic prevention measures, Mrs. Chen plans to travel again during the Lunar New Year, traveling to Bangkok, Thailand with her 4-year-old daughter.
She believes that it is better for children after the government revokes the yellow code restriction, "at least don't wash your nose all day long", and hopes that "you can stop wearing masks soon, but if you come here, you will switch them on and off soon." If you want to, you will see what is the best way to protect yourself."
Mrs. Chen's family of three booked air tickets back in May, and will travel to Fukuoka, Japan for 8 days starting today.
(Photo by Chen Baolin)
Playing golf for fun during holidays in Thailand
Mr. Liu took a few golf clubs and prepared to go to Bangkok and Pattaya, Thailand for the 8-day "summer vacation". He was traveling with his wife and other friends. It costs 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and will go to Thailand after the Chinese New Year.
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