Can Hong Kong's new infrastructure drive the development of tourism?

Yao Sirong, a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong's tourism industry, said that mainland tourists have resumed their willingness to visit Hong Kong due to factors such as the continuous upward trend of the mainland economy and the improvement of Hong Kong's tourism environment. In addition, Hong Kong has made a lot of efforts in green tourism, cruise tourism and other special tourism in the past year, which has driven the mainland market to pick up.

Many experts in Hong Kong believe that with the completion of a number of large-scale infrastructure projects in Hong Kong and the construction of new hotels in theme parks this year, it is expected that the number of visitors to Hong Kong will continue to increase in 20 18, and the number of people who come to Hong Kong for consumption will also increase simultaneously.

For example, Huang Jinda, chairman of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, said that some new infrastructure projects, such as the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge and the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong high-speed rail (Hong Kong section), have been completed one after another, which is believed to increase the number of inbound tourists. He explained that infrastructure will bring great convenience and contain many business opportunities. For example, after the high-speed rail is connected, it is expected that many routes in Fujian, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan, Hubei and other provinces will be more convenient than flying, which will help promote the development of local tourism in Hong Kong. Huang Jinda, who is full of confidence in the development of tourism, estimates that with the increase of channels for mainland tourists to visit Hong Kong, the convenience of communication will be greatly improved, and the number of visitors to Hong Kong, whether individuals or tour groups, will increase by at least 10%.