Hong Kong has welcomed around 40 tourism representatives from eight mainland cities for an in-depth exploration in Hong Kong, with the tourism chief Kevin Yeung saying their trip can bring in more tourists to the city.
The group arrived on Sunday on a five-day, four-night itinerary and will visit various tourists attractions in Hong Kong including Central Market, Tai Kwun, Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park, Hong Kong Palace Museum and M+.
This comes as part of the expansion of the Individual Visit Scheme which looks to cover eight more mainland cities, including Taiyuan, Hohhot, Harbin, Lhasa, Lanzhou, Xining, Yinchuan and Urumqi. Visitors from these regions will be allowed from 3 June to visit Hong Kong as solo travellers without needing to join a tour group.
Speaking during a media briefing when he visited the visitor centres of the Hong Kong Tourism Board located at the Heung Yuen Wai Boundary Control Point and Hong Kong International Airport, Yeung said the…













