‘Golden week’ break to attract 850 mainland Chinese tours to Hong Kong. But is it enough?
Tourism representatives have called for better long-term plans to attract more visitors to city
The representatives made the call on Wednesday in a bid to boost tourism in the city as the sector faced challenges, such as trending solo and one-day trips.
Sara Leung Fong-yuen, chairwoman of the Hong Kong Tourism Industry Employees General Union, said the 850 mainland tour groups expected in the city during the National Day period were not satisfactory.
“The situation is not ideal. There are more solo trips, as well as visitors on one-day journeys. There are not many tourists staying overnight in Hong Kong,” she told a radio programme.
“During the ‘golden week’ holidays before 2018, 300 to 500 mainland tour groups visited Hong Kong every day, so it is not actually ideal when the estimated number cannot exceed 1,000 now,” she said.
The Travel Industry Council earlier estimated as many as 1.2 million mainland Chinese would visit the city during the holiday.