Hong Kong’s tourism chief Kevin Yeung said tourists should explore rural areas for stargazing and visit bars, while refraining from mentioning whether the government intends to promote local overnight activities such as massage and karaoke singing.
This comes as lawmaker Kitson Yang said the government should promote midnight activities to tourists such as watching movies, massaging, singing karaoke, and visiting food stalls and morning bazaars.
In response, secretary for culture, sports and tourism Kevin Yeung said in a written reply, that the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) introduced a series of nightlife hotspots to visitors coming to Hong Kong, including visiting photogenic bars, late-night shopping and stargazing.
However, Yeung didn’t respond directly to Yang’s suggestions of promoting activities such as massage and singing karaoke, to visitors.
As to whether merchants will extend the operating hours, Yeung said it was their commercial decision. He added that it had been a…
