In order to boost the tourism industry, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government has held different spring activities and night markets in various districts in Hong Kong this year. It has successfully attracted a large number of passengers to visit Hong Kong. The hotel occupancy rate exceeds 90 %.However, business in the food and retail industry continued to perform well because Hong Kong people went north to consume.
Tuesday (February 13) is the fourth day of the New Year of the Lunar New Year, and the last day of Hong Kong's four -day lunar New Year holiday.However, many people in Mainland China can still be seen at the West Kowloon High -speed Railway Station to travel to Hong Kong by high -speed rail.Some passengers from Guangzhou said that they deliberately came to Hong Kong to watch a concert during the New Year, planned to stay for two days, and then transferred to Macau for consumption.
According to the number of Hong Kong Entry Department, from the third to the third day of the year, there are nearly 640,000 entry passengers. Among them, the second and third grades are peak periods, and more than 200,000 people come to Hong Kong.
Cui Dingbang, director of the Hong Kong Tourism Promotion Association, said that about 200 mainland groups have arrived in Hong Kong every day, which is about two -thirds of the previous epidemic.In addition, during the Lunar New Year, there were 90 % of the total occupancy rates of Hong Kong hotels, and some cheaper hotels were full.
He said: "The hotel rooms in Tsuen Wan and Tuen Mun, which are far away in the urban area, I know it is full.Story20240207-1467061 "R = NOFOLLOW TARGET = _blank> Obviously because of the fireworks show on the second day of the year , the guests continued to stay in Hong Kong to play and play until the third grade."
Li Jialong, the chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Tourism Hotel United Federation, also pointed out that during the Lunar New Year, the Hong Kong hotel's occupancy rate reached 90 % to 90 %, similar to the pre -epidemic, but the price was cheaper than before the epidemic, which was equivalent to about seven about seven.Folded, and about seven passengers who stayed in were mainland passengers.
Li Jialong said: "The average price of the first day of this year may be between RMB 400 and HK $ 500 (S $ 69 to $ 86), and the second day of the second day is more than 600 or 700 Hong Kong dollars, which is about 70 % off before.800, 900 Hong Kong dollars, and more than 1,000 to 1,000 Hong Kong dollars. "
Compared with the hotel industry, Hong Kong food industry people report that The business during the Spring Festival has returned to the level before the epidemic , but the New Territories near the Shenzhen pass, such as Shangshui, Fanling, Yuen Long and Tuen Mun, Some restaurants are bleak by Hong Kong people's north consumption .
Xu Wenwei, chairman of the Society of Diet Diet Society, said: "Taking the evening market of Chinese restaurants as an example, the urban area has achieved one and a half rounds this year.80 %. I want to continue to expand in this situation.
Shao Jiahui, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong wholesale and retail industry, also said that during the Lunar New Year, the retail industry only had good valuable business business, and the others were just average, and the overall recorded decline.He said: "The daily necessities are selling average. Compared with the most normal situation in the Spring Festival in 2019, it has almost fallen by 20 % to 30 %."
After the Hong Kong epidemic ended last year, the steps of recovery in the tourism industry were slow.During the Chinese New Year this year, the Hong Kong Government held a spring event or night market in various districts in Hong Kong. For example, the Wishn Night Market of the New Year's Eve and Dapu Forest Village in Longteng Van Tong showed the unique cultural characteristics and traditions of each district to attract tourists and stimulate consumer activities.
Liang Siyun, Councilor of Kwun Tong District, said in an interview with Lianhe Morning Post that there were more than 80 stalls in Longteng Guantang Spring Night this year to sell cooked food and dry goods.The traffic is convenient. In the past few days, many Hong Kong people and overseas tourists have come to patronize, effectively boosting the regional economy.
She believes that holding night market activities in Hong Kong can help attract tourists from all over the country to visit Hong Kong.However, if you want to guarantee the continuous prosperity of the people, it may be held in the future.In addition, the event should also add some English words for the publicity of passengers to increase the effect of publicity.