The burgeoning tourism sector will offer plenty of opportunities for those with the right training
TOURISM IS ONE of the industries that the government has been taking pains to develop in recent years. High profile examples include Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park, but these are only the tip of the iceberg.
According to one study, 20 new hotels will be needed over the next decade to cope with visitor demand.
All of this will result in plenty of career opportunities for those with the right training.
'In the post-second world war years, Hong Kong was clearly positioned as a low-cost regional destination, with most visitors coming from Singapore, Japan and Taiwan,' said David Ahlstrom, a professor in the management department of the Faculty of Business Administration at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
'They were attracted by the hotels, food and shopping - all of which were cheap.'
