日韩精品久久一区二区三区_亚洲色图p_亚洲综合在线最大成人_国产中出在线观看_日韩免费_亚洲综合在线一区

US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
China / Society

Drop in mainland visitors to HK worries CE

By Wu Yan and Wang Jianfen (chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2015-03-27 19:15

Drop in mainland visitors to HK worries CE

Photo taken on Jan 21, 2015 shows a commercial street in Hong Kong, a city which has attracted many tourists from the Chinese mainland for its shopping opportunities. [Photo/IC]

Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying expressed his concern over the 45 percent slump in the number of the mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong in March compared with last year, which industry insiders said is the result of the continuous protests against parallel traders, who smuggle goods from Hong Kong to the mainland, and harassment towards mainland tourists, Southern Metropolis Daily reported.

The protests against parallel traders in recent months have deterred mainland tourists, with the total number down 13 percent year on year in the past three weeks, with individual visitors down 19 percent, said Gregory So Kam-leung, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Bureau of Hong Kong, at a Legislative Council meeting on Thursday.

The situation is more alarming for the number of tour groups from the mainland. Only 274 tour groups from the mainland have been registered on average every day between March 1 and 22, a sharp decline of 45 percent from the daily average of 502 a year ago.

"Tourism is an important industry for Hong Kong and it contributes 4.7 percent of its GDP," CY Leung said at the Legislative Council meeting.

He added that if tourism withers, a large number of grassroots workers will lose their jobs.

A recent Reuters report also pointed out that an increasing number of mainland tourists are choosing not to go to Hong Kong, leaving retailers who built businesses around once insatiable demand from mainland customers with bigger but emptier stores and squeezing the whole city's visitor-dependent economy.

"During the Spring Festival, the number of mainland tourists to Hong Kong decreased while those to Macao increased," said CY Leung.

He said the phenomenon deserves reflection from Hong Kongers. If it becomes a trend, the future of Hong Kong's tourism, retail and transportation industry will be worrisome.

Leung said that the SAR government will find a balance between tourism development and its capacity to handle the tourists.

He said it is completely unacceptable for some individuals to loot shops, harass tourists or citizens. He added that these actions break the law and harm Hong Kong's international image. "Hong Kong always welcomes tourists from the mainland and other parts of the world," he said.

He said the Hong Kong government will continue to crack down on goods smuggling between Hong Kong and mainland, which troubles locals by occupying roads and other public places.

The total sales value of the retail industry also declined 14.6 percent in January year on year.

According to Reuters, Chinese mainland visitors numbered 47 million last year, and accounted for about a third of Hong Kong's retail spending.

Highlights
Hot Topics
...
主站蜘蛛池模板: 国产成人精品久久二区二区91 | 日韩欧美黄色片 | 国产中文字幕在线 | 日韩成人在线播放 | 国产综合精品一区二区三区 | 亚洲一二三区在线观看 | 久草视频免费播放 | 亚洲综合激情七月婷婷 | 日韩在线aⅴ免费视频 | 免费国产在线视频 | 五月婷综合 | 亚洲国产欧洲综合997久久 | 欧美老妇69交 | 欧美日视频 | 国产乱码精品一区二区三区中文 | 婷婷97狠狠的狠狠的爱 | 精品亚洲福利一区二区 | 日本免费观看网站 | 久久综合九色综合欧洲 | 亚洲码欧美码一区二区三区 | 无码人妻精品1国产婷婷 | 特级一级毛片免费看 | 欧美日韩视频在线 | 色播欧美 | 久热久热 | 青青草免费观看完整版高清 | 国产亚洲欧美一区 | 亚洲国产精品一区二区第一页 | 99在线国产 | 日本不良网站 | 国产欧美曰韩一区二区三区 | 亚洲欧美日韩中文字幕在线不卡 | 91青青草视频在线观看 | 久久中文字幕美谷朱里 | 国产黄三级三·级三级 | 美剧三体| 精品一区二区三区不卡 | 男女性关系视频免费观看软件 | 精品久久久久久久久久 | 国产亚洲精品久久久久久久久动漫 | 亚洲精品国产成人一区二区 |