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Why did Hainan add duty-free shops?

In order to promote the healthy and stable development of tourism in Hainan Province, the General Office of Hainan Provincial Government recently officially issued the Master Plan for Tourism Development in Hainan Province (217-23) (hereinafter referred to as the Plan). According to the Plan, by 23, Hainan will be a world-class international tourist destination, with the total number of tourists exceeding 15 million, the number of inbound tourists exceeding 3 million and the total tourism revenue exceeding 3 billion yuan.

In order to achieve the goal, the Plan proposes: to transform and upgrade the existing Guangdong-Guangdong ferry facilities, open motor ferries, realize the integration of Hainan high-speed rail into the national high-speed rail network as soon as possible, and further enhance the tourism service capacity of the cross-sea railway in the medium and long term; Actively strive for the "global visa-free" policy; To optimize the duty-free shopping policy, tourists who enter and leave the island by ferry and cruise should be included in the scope of application of the tax-free policy for outlying islands.

by 22, an international tourist island will be basically built. Make Hainan a pilot zone for China's tourism reform and innovation and create a global tourism demonstration province. Tourism service facilities, management and service level are fully in line with internationally accepted tourism service standards; The international popularity and reputation of tourism have been greatly improved; The quality and efficiency of the tourism industry have been comprehensively improved; Breakthroughs have been made in comprehensive tourism management, tourism investment and financing, tourism development guidance, tourism public services and tourism market supervision. By 22, the total number of tourists will exceed 8 million, with an average annual growth rate of 7.4%; Received more than 1.2 million inbound tourists, with an average annual growth rate of 12.5%; The total tourism revenue exceeded 1 billion yuan, with an average annual increase of 1.4%.