Lianhe Zaobao journalist Tai Hing Shing laments that Hong Kong’s tourism industry remains in the doldrums even years after the pandemic. Given the new forms of popular travel that bring in less economic benefit, Hong Kong could boost its unique selling points, such as its Chinese-West dual cultural features, and historical “red tourism” attractions, to entice more tourists.
According to the Hong Kong Immigration Department, 766,000 mainland Chinese visited Hong Kong during the May Day Golden Week holiday, which ended on 5 May. This is close to the Hong Kong government’s previous estimate of 800,000, and it brought more than HK$2 billion (US$256 million) in economic benefit to Hong Kong.
Purely in terms of numbers, 766,000 visitors is still acceptable. After all, it has been cloudy and rainy in Hong Kong during that week, with…
