Easier access, improved transportation driving post-pandemic wave of visitors
Bianca Lau travels from Hong Kong to Shenzhen in neighboring Guangdong province every two weeks, which she says has become a “fixed schedule” in her life.
She normally goes with two friends, has lunch at a restaurant in downtown Futian district, buys some food and daily necessities from a supermarket, and enjoys a leisurely afternoon tea before heading back to Hong Kong in the evening.
“I don’t feel that I am traveling to another city. It only takes about an hour to get to Shenzhen,” said Lau, who lives in Sha Tin, in Hong Kong’s New Territories. A rich variety of products, reasonable prices and a different shopping experience are the biggest draws for the 36-year-old legal worker to “head north”.
“Better cross-boundary transport and payment have also made the trip more pleasant,” she said.
Since the full resumption of normal travel between Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland…
