“Budget travel is the trend nowadays,” Yang said. “If you can rent a double room in Shenzhen for only 400 yuan per night, there is no way I would spend nearly HK$2,000 (US$256) a night in Hong Kong hotels.”
He added they did not plan to shop, although they spent some time in shopping centres having coffee when there was downpour on Saturday.
“We are not into luxurious brands and there is nothing attractive enough for us to shop for, honestly,” Yang said. “Our money is mostly spent on street snacks and cheaper meals.”
Yang said he only spent HK$800 by just roaming around the city and taking photographs in line with recommendations on the Instagram-like Chinese social media site Xiaohongshu in Tsim Sha Tsui, Central and Kennedy Town.
About 670,000 mainland tourists visited Hong Kong in the first four days of the holiday, spanning last Wednesday to Sunday, despite grey skies and rainy weather.
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