HONG KONG — China’s Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) aims to boost the value added generated by tourism to HK$120 billion ($15.46 billion) by 2029, up from HK$75.3 billion in 2023, said a blueprint released by the HKSAR government on Monday.
The city expects the industry to employ 210,000 people in 2029, up from 145,600 in 2023, according to the Development Blueprint for Hong Kong’s Tourism Industry 2.0 (Blueprint 2.0) covering the upcoming five years through 2029.
As one of the four strategies listed in the document to help achieve the goals, Hong Kong will develop a diversified portfolio of visitor source markets for Hong Kong, with a focus on attracting high value-added overnight visitors.
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