"Three years, we can finally come back to Shenzhen for a reunion meal."
Mr. Wu from Hong Kong, four days before New Year's Eve (February 5) in a Cantonese restaurant in Shenzhen with his family, ate a reunion meal in advance.He told Lianhe Zaobao that eating reunion in Shenzhen restaurants has always been the tradition of family members, but this tradition has been broken by the two places due to crown disease.
Being able to eat reunion dinner with his family again north, Mr. Wu and his family are full of joy.They praised the dining experience in Shenzhen. They believed that compared with Hong Kong, Shenzhen restaurants were cost -effective, the food was delicious, and the service environment was good.
He rubbed his full stomach and laughed: "We used Meituan coupons, ordered two sets of meals, and added two dishes and one fish. A total of 11 people ate more than 10 dishes before spending it to spend.1400 yuan (RMB, the same below, S $ 265). "
Mr. Wu said that a rich meal like such a rich meal is estimated to be three or four times more expensive in Hong Kong, and the meal time is limited, "it is uncomfortable to eat."He said: "After we are full, we have to sing KTV, go to the flower market in Shenzhen, and feel the atmosphere of the New Year here."
Reunion dinner, also known as New Year's Eve dinner, is one of the most important traditional customs in the Chinese New Year in the Lunar New Year.Many restaurants and restaurants in Shenzhen have begun to receive customers who choose to eat reunion meals in the week before the Lunar New Year, including many Hong Kong families who are cross -border north.
Our reporter visited a number of restaurants near Futian Station in Hong Kong Shenzhen High -speed Railway, and found that a considerable number of diners were Hong Kong families who pursued higher cost -effective and more pleasant dining experience like Mr. Wu.
Zhu Huilan, manager of the Cantonese restaurant "Cantonese Cuisine Palace", said in an interview that about 40%of the usual guests from restaurants came from Hong Kong, and about 10%of the dining tables on New Year's Eve were booked by Hong Kong families.
She said: "Most of them choose to come in advance for reunion dinner, or come to lunch. So they do not need to catch the last high -speed rail back to Hong Kong, and they can walk in Shenzhen after eating."
In order to facilitate the passage of people between the two places during the festival, the Shenzhen Bay Port will operate 24 hours a night from New Year's Eve to the fourth day of the fourth day; Luohu Port will be extended to the New Year's Eve and the second day (February 9th and 11th) to 2 am at 2 am.EssenceAfter extending the clearance time of the port, more Hong Kong people are expected to go to Shenzhen on New Year's Eve to have a reunion meal.
During the New Year, in order to bring out a festive atmosphere, many restaurants launched the new year -old dinner combination of the auspicious dish on the basis of the original menu, and the elements of the dragon year, such as "Fucai Xianglong" and "Dragon Traveling Four Seas".wait.The price of these packages is higher than usual, and the 10 -person package generally ranges from 4,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan.
The kapok mainly focused on the new -style Cantonese cuisine? The drunk Cantonese restaurant, 30%of the diners are Hong Kong people.According to the observation of the store manager Zhu Minfeng, Hong Kong customers spend more cautious consumption while eating in Shenzhen and pay attention to cost -effectiveness.
He said: "Even in the New Year, they are generally single or spend with coupons, and they will not order the New Year's Eve meal.10%of the cost "
Since the comprehensive restoration of customs clearance with Hong Kong last February last year, Hong Kong tourists have been in a lot of news.According to the latest data from the Hong Kong Immigration Department, as of December 30, 2023, 53.34 million residents in Hong Kong entered mainland China, of which more than 40 million were out of the country through Shenzhen -Hong Kong Port.
This consumption boom continues to be strong before the Lunar New Year.In addition to the catering industry, Shenzhen supermarkets and agricultural batch markets have also attracted a large number of Hong Kong people who visit New Year's goods. The words are inseparable from the word "good" (Cantonese, which means cheap).
Ms. Mai, who specializes in buying dry goods from Hong Kong to Shenzhen Futian Agricultural Channel, said: "I come here to buy sea cucumbers, scallops, fish salamanders, etc., and prepare to make pots in the new year. This is a wholesale center. The price is cheaper than Hong Kong.30%, and you can choose from many stores, very easy to visit. "
Shenzhen is the third largest economic city in mainland China. The total economy follows Shanghai and Beijing every year.However, consumption has always been considered a shortcoming of Shenzhen's economy. Shenzhen's total retail sales of consumer goods in 2022 were 970.8 billion yuan, which is the only first -tier city that has not entered the "Consumption Club".
In the environment of economic downturn and weak consumer demand, Shenzhen's total retail sales of social consumer goods in 2023 accidentally exceeded trillion yuan, reaching 104.86 trillion yuan, an increase of 7.8%year -on -year.Many analysts pointed out that Shenzhen can be among the "trillion clubs", and Hong Kong people have contributed.
Hong Kong people's north consumption has greatly impacted the retail industry in Hong Kong.It is reported that Hong Kong is planning to discuss with the mainland for the restoration of the "one signing and multiple lines" in Shenzhen's residents, so as to facilitate Shenzhen citizens to increase the frequency of consumption in Hong Kong and boost the Hong Kong economy.
