Some Malaysian Muslims preferred visiting Thailand over Hong Kong because the city offered limited halal-certified food options, a lawmaker has said citing the Southeast Asian nation’s tourism officials.
Lawmaker Nixie Lam Lam on Monday shared the feedback from Malaysian officials a day after a Hong Kong delegation met the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture of Malaysia, YB Khairul Firdaus bin Akbar Khan.
The delegation, comprising Hong Kong lawmakers, were on their first overseas duty visit for this term.
“[Officials] said some Muslims shared that they wanted to visit Hong Kong, but chose Thailand in the end because they thought it would be more convenient to eat there,” she said on the second day of the trip.
“We told them that we’ve been trying to make Hong Kong more halal-friendly so that Malaysian Muslims can have peace of mind during their stay here.”
The city’s Tourism Board officials had said two months ago it was considering establishing a new scheme next…
