Call to expand Hong Kong multiple-entry visas to Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou

Hong Kong should seek to expand the multiple-entry visa scheme for Shenzhen residents to cover Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou to attract more overnight visitors, a lawmaker has said, as a tourism industry leader revealed the number of inbound travellers over the Lunar New Year period fell from last year’s level.

But legislator Perry Yiu Pak-leung, who represents the tourism sector, said on Saturday Hong Kong tour operators were struggling to pitch packages to visitors from the neighbouring city.

He noted that…