Hong Kong and Mainland China finally ushered in the free quarantine customs clearance, but the number of immigrants is not as expected.The Hong Kong industry reports that the occupancy rate of Hong Kong hotels during the Lunar New Year may not have risen sharply. It is expected that there will be more passengers visiting Hong Kong in the "May 1st" Golden Week.
Hong Kong Zhongtong News Agency reported that according to the number of Hong Kong Entry Department, 28,000 residents who went to the mainland via Hailu Road on Sunday (January 8), on Sunday (January 8),, Instead of one -tenth of the outbound Hong Kong people.
Chen Yuanyan, the manager of the Hong Kong Hotel Owner Federation, said on the radio program on Tuesday (10th) that after the "customs clearance" of Hong Kong and the mainland, the reservation query after the "customs clearance" increased, and the reservation from mainland tourists increased by about 10 %, and and the number of.Expectation is similar.She believes that mainland passengers are arranging itinements, and some cities are still serious and affect their travel. The occupancy rate of Hong Kong hotels during the Lunar New Year may not increase significantly. I hope that more passengers will visit Hong Kong.
Chen Yuanyan also said that the current occupancy rate of hotels in Hong Kong is about 60 to 70 %. Focusing on local guests, overseas passengers only occupy the number of units, the room supply is sufficient, and house prices have not increased significantly.
Cui Dingbang, director of the Hong Kong Tourism Promotion Association, predicts that tourists visiting mainland China in the early days of customs clearance will not increase significantly.The number of units will be maintained.
It is reported that on the mainland, the mainland will only be opened to go to Hong Kong on Sunday. The first batch of passengers must be approved at least seven working days to get south.However, the demand for mainland residents south is still high. It can be seen on the appointment system for the Shenzhen Macau Pass and endorsement to apply for a Hong Kong and Macao Pass and endorsement. As of Tuesday morning, there will be no places to make an appointment in the next week.