Hong Kong’s tourism sector continues its fight for revival as the number of visits during the Labour Day golden week holiday reached only 66.8% of the pre-pandemic levels. Despite the ongoing struggle, Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po assured the government’s commitment to promoting the city’s mega-event economy and attracting more tourists.
This comes after the city registered 893,764 inward trips during the five-day mainland break, a 23.5% increase from the previous year but still well below the 1.33 million trips made in 2019.
Chan mentioned, addressing the need for more targeted policies and fresh ideas that they need to bolster their confidence. The government also plans to unveil a tourism blueprint designed to reboot the industry later this year.
Interestingly, 85% of tourists during the holiday period were from mainland China. Tourism Minister, Kevin Yeung Yun-hung, had previously projected that around 800,000…