Beijing’s top official on Hong Kong affairs has urged the local administration to revitalise its tourism offerings amid “profound changes” in the market and see every corner of the city as a potential spot to lure visitors.
Xia Baolong, the director of the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, told tourism chief Kevin Yeung Yun-hung in a meeting in Beijing that the sector must recognise “external and internal changes” that call for reinvention and the adoption of fresh policies.
He noted the city should take a “high quality” approach which drew on elements of its own character, adding that tourism development was highly important for driving economic growth and pursuing new opportunities.
“It is necessary [for the city] to build up an image that ‘anywhere in Hong Kong can serve as a tourist spot’,” Xia said in the meeting on Thursday.
“[The city must] fully explore its rich tourism resources, actively draw on successful experiences from various places, innovate…