“We hope we can prepare well for the May 1 golden week holiday and be a city of hospitality, a city of courtesy and a city of good experiences,” he said in reply to a question on Hong Kong’s preparation ahead of the traditional holiday period.
The Labour Day “golden week” is a peak travel period for tourists from the mainland as they get a five-day holiday from May 1 onwards, with many opting to use the break as an opportunity to go on vacation.
Lee said that the government would actively prepare to attract more tourists for the holiday. He added that the tourism board and various sectors had already made preparations.
Hong Kong’s Tourism Board said on Tuesday that the city recorded a 38.6 per cent increase in the number of tourists arriving in Hong Kong in March compared with a year before, with over 3.40 million visitors.
Among those coming to the city, more than 70 per cent – or…