2023-05-01 20:31:59
The mainland’s first May Day Golden Week after the epidemic returned to normal will end tomorrow. Nearly 322,000 mainland tourists entered the country in the first two days of the long holiday; as of 9:00 p.m. yesterday, a total of about 387,000 people entered the country. The two museums in the West Kowloon Cultural District opened during the epidemic, and immediately became a new attraction for mainland tourists after customs clearance. In the past few days, many tourists have dedicated themselves to visiting the museums. The traditional attractions in Tsim Sha Tsui continued to be crowded yesterday. According to the analysis of the tourism industry, not all mainland tourists have “returned”, which may be related to the lack of time to apply for documents and the rise of “domestic tourism”. However, it is believed that the number of mainland tourists to Hong Kong is expected to rise further during the summer vacation.
Labor Day yesterday was also the last day of the “three-day holiday” in Hong Kong. The Immigration Department responded to inquiries and stated that as of 9:00 last night, a total of 387,000 people had entered the country at various control points. Statistics from the prescription website show that during the first two days of the May Day Golden Week (i.e. April 29-30), a total of nearly 322,000 mainland tourists entered Hong Kong, and the largest number of mainland tourists arrived in Hong Kong by high-speed rail on both days. Mainland tourists have been away from Hong Kong for three years. During this period, many tourist attractions in West Kowloon were completed or renovated. After customs clearance, they can finally visit and visit in person. M+ and the Hong Kong Palace Museum, located in the West Kowloon Cultural District, were originally closed on Monday (yesterday) and Tuesday (today) respectively, and both museums were temporarily closed once to welcome mainland tourists.
Tourists outside the two venues are busy checking in
Before the opening hours of the two museums, there are already mainland tourists waiting to enter. Although the two museums have on-site ticket sales, many people “do their homework” before visiting. time. As for the tourists who haven’t visited the inside, they don’t forget to take pictures outside the entrance and “check in” to commemorate their visit here. In front of the Forbidden City Museum, some tourists dress up and take photos with the “Forbidden City” in Hanfu.
It happened that yesterday was the last day of the 3-day holiday in Hong Kong, and the weather was neither too hot nor rainy. On the shore and on the grassland facing the sea, a large number of citizens met friends for camping and picnics, or even brought their children and pets to “discharge”. “, the area was also crowded, and the grass was filled with tents one after another.
Tsim Sha Tsui Reappears Towing Passengers
It is expected that more than half of mainland tourists have not returned
The traditional tourist attraction, which is also located in West Kowloon, was still crowded yesterday. The Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry Pier, the Hong Kong Cultural Center and the Avenue of Stars are crowded with tourists who come to enjoy the Victoria Harbour, while Canton Road and Harbor City, where there are many famous shops, are full of “towers”. Even though the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui are crowded with people, Cui Dingbang, the director-general of the Tourism Promotion Association, believes that some mainland tourists “may simply stay back because they have not applied for Hong Kong and Macau tourist visas in time, or because they think that the hotel prices in Hong Kong are expensive, and because “domestic travel” is currently popular in the mainland. Domestically, it is estimated that about half to two-thirds of the tourists have not returned. He expects that the number of mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong will further increase during the summer vacation, and there is no need to wait until the October Golden Week in October. He also pointed out that the number of daily inbound tourists exceeds the supply of hotel rooms, and it is believed that more mainland tourists choose to return on the same day.
In terms of market conditions, SHKP stated that the flow of people and turnover of its 12 shopping malls increased by an average of 20% and 25% year-on-year respectively. Legislative Council member Shao Ka-fai from the wholesale and retail sector also pointed out that thanks to May 1st, e-vouchers and the “Happy Hong Kong” campaign boosting consumer sentiment, the retail business has recovered about 60% to 70% of the pre-epidemic Golden Week. Among them, jewellery, Sales of electrical appliances increased by 20% to 30% compared with normal days. However, he pointed out that there is still a shortage of manpower in all walks of life, and the owners are also worried that they will not be able to hire employees and slow down the pace of renting shops. Therefore, there are still “good shops” in touristy areas, which shows that the retail industry has not fully recovered.
Reduced crowds at hotspots for cheap group meals
In addition, in To Kwa Wan and Hung Hom at the initial stage of customs clearance, a large number of low-cost tour groups from the Mainland went to eat, causing nuisance to the residents in the area. The Tourism Industry Authority said yesterday that it has received 436 registered tour groups to visit Hong Kong during the May Day period, of which 89 groups with about 2,600 people arrived yesterday, describing the overall order as maintained in good condition. Cui Dingbang pointed out that there are few mainland tour groups visiting Hong Kong recently, and half of them no longer go to To Kwa Wan for group meals, and travel agencies have to book in advance. He described To Kwa Wan and other places as being in good order during May Day. Kowloon District Councilor Yang Yongjie, a member of the Kowloon Central Legislative Council, also pointed out that the congestion situation in the district has been greatly improved during the May 1st Golden Week, and “the order of the tour groups is well arranged”, but it is suggested that the authorities can further require restaurants to accept reservations for tour groups , should be added to the time of the stage, so as not to wait for the restaurant to hold the stage after the tour group arrives, but continue to wait on the street.
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