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Give away 500,000 air tickets|The plan to attract customers will start on Thursday. Hong Kong residents or two ways to get a small amount of free air tickets

2023-02-01T15:06:04.418Z


The three-year COVID-19 pandemic is coming to an end. The government will hold the launch ceremony of "Hello Hong Kong!" (Hello Hong Kong) tomorrow (2nd, Thursday) to attract tourists to come back to Hong Kong.


The three-year COVID-19 pandemic is coming to an end.

The government will hold the launch ceremony of "Hello Hong Kong!" (Hello Hong Kong) tomorrow (2nd, Thursday) to attract tourists to Hong Kong again.


It is understood that most of the air tickets will be given to passengers by the three local airlines; a small part will be reserved for local residents, and the authorities may give them out through a lottery. The Legislative Council tourism member Yao Pak-leung revealed that the authorities may distribute air tickets to citizens through local travel agencies .


Distributing air tickets|The government will announce the delivery of 500,000 tickets as soon as Thursday: Hong Kong residents and tourists alike

▼On December 21st, the airport is experiencing a flow of outbound Christmas tourists▼


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"Hello, Hong Kong!" kicks off using the AA to pre-purchase 500,000 air tickets

Chief Executive Lee Kar-chao will host the "Hello, Hong Kong!" launching ceremony tomorrow. The government says it "kicks off a series of activities to tell the story of Hong Kong to the world, promote Hong Kong's business opportunities, cultural attractions and tourist experiences." Financial Secretary Paul Chan will Host a press conference to introduce relevant strategies and measures.

Many Hong Kong residents are concerned about how the AA distributed about 500,000 air tickets.

These batches of air tickets were pre-purchased by the Airport Authority from four local airlines (Cathay Pacific, Cathay Dragon, Hong Kong Express and Hong Kong Airlines) in 2020. After the epidemic has passed, they will stimulate Hong Kong's tourism industry by distributing air tickets to passengers.

It is reported that the AA pre-ordered more than 560,000 tickets at that time, so after sending out 60,000 tickets when encouraging vaccinations, there are still about 500,000 tickets that have not been used.

▼On December 28, citizens who are going to Japan's non-four restricted airports will depart as usual before the entry into force▼


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News: 3 airlines send tickets to passengers first for short distances and then for long distances

It is understood that the 500,000 air tickets will be distributed to tourists visiting Hong Kong and local residents respectively.

The former accounts for the majority, in order to meet the purpose of attracting tourists to Hong Kong, the three airlines (Cathay Dragon has been canceled) will be responsible for giving gifts to incoming tourists, including members of tour groups visiting Hong Kong. Different activities will be given out, such as lucky draw or Quiz game.

In order to avoid flocks of favored tourists to Hong Kong, airlines will first distribute short-haul flight tickets to attract tourists from Southeast Asia and the Mainland, and then expand to long-haul passengers in the second round.

Yao Boliang: Citizens may also get free air tickets through travel agencies

As for the opportunities to be given to local residents, the number will be announced tomorrow. It is said that they may follow the example of the encouragement of vaccination, give out in the form of prizes, or adopt other methods.

Legislative Council tourism member Yao Pak-leung revealed that the authorities may distribute air tickets to citizens through local travel agencies, but only a small proportion of them.

He explained that during the epidemic, 60,000 tickets had been given out to encourage citizens to get vaccinated, so this arrangement is mainly to attract tourists to Hong Kong.

As for the specific arrangements such as the list of participating travel agencies and the conditions for collecting air tickets, he said that he will wait for the announcement by the Airport Authority.

Flight restrictions in Japan|After signing the statement, you can fly to Fukuoka. Some people from Hong Kong buy another ticket to Osaka as a backup to pass through the mainland|Cathay Pacific’s air tickets to Shanghai in January are sold out. It means to increase the transportation capacity to and from the mainland as much as possible Dragon Passenger spends 10,000 yuan to buy Japanese air tickets, and the Airport Authority will give you free air tickets. Lucky Draw Winners: If you have a seat, you are not allowed to redeem it, and if you win it, it is useless. Hong Kong Express cancels the flight.

Source: hk1

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