{"id":5160,"date":"2025-04-24T08:28:49","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:28:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=5160"},"modified":"2025-04-24T08:28:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:28:49","slug":"three-key-words-and-the-new-atmosphere-of-cultural-tourism-in-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/forefrontnews.cn\/?p=5160","title":{"rendered":"Three key words and the new atmosphere of cultural tourism in Hong Kong"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"98052c6156e2f79d321c81d591f1eee2bac20427\"Hong Kong’s cultural tourism market is warm this spring. According to the latest figures released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board, about 12.2 million visitors visited Hong Kong in the first quarter of this year, up 9 percent from the same period last year. A series of grand events such as the Art Basel exhibition and the international rugby sevens match have been held one after another. Various fancy tourism scenes such as\u201cHong Kong tour with Hong Kong dramas\u201d and\u201cOutlying Islands tour\u201d have become popular, the global city showcases the unique charm and attractiveness of Hong Kong as a tourist destination and the vibrant cultural and tourism industry in the city.<\/p>\n

The prosperity of the cultural tourism market in Hong Kong can not be separated from the strong support of the central government and the mainland. Last year, the central government launched a series of measures to benefit Hong Kong, the mainland to Hong Kong and Macao\u201cIndividual Tour\u201d the number of cities twice expanded to 59 cities, all provincial capitals have been included; Mainland resident passengers from Hong Kong to the mainland carry-on baggage allowance and then\u201cPlus\u201d, from 5000 yuan to 12000 yuan; … Guangdong province, Shenzhen residents travel to Hong Kong, \u201cA visa multi-line\u201d policy implemented… . … a series of measures have provided strong support for the development of Hong Kong’s cultural tourism industry.<\/p>\n

The prosperity of Hong Kong’s cultural and tourism industry is also inseparable from the active innovation and continuous efforts of the SAR government and the industry. The SAR government and the tourism industry should grasp the three key words of\u201cRecognizing change, responding to change, and seeking change\u201d to promote the upgrading of the tourism industry, so that Hong Kong will gradually realize the transformation from\u201cAttracting tourists\u201d to\u201cRetaining tourists.\u201d The potential of tourist consumption has been further released, bringing about the actual effect of\u201cFlourishing economy\u201d.<\/p>\n

Only by\u201cRecognizing changes\u201d can we accurately grasp the new trends and new features of tourism development. Today, \u201cThe needs of tourists have changed\u201d, has become a consensus in the Hong Kong tourism industry. From the perspective of age structure, the number of young people visiting Hong Kong has increased, while the number of elderly people has decreased; from the perspective of travel mode, \u201cGroup tours\u201d have decreased, while\u201cIn-depth tours\u201d have increased; from the perspective of consumption, \u201cShopping\u201d scenes have decreased, the consumption of entertainment has increased.<\/p>\n

Entertainment spending by mainland visitors to Hong Kong Rose 61.3 percent last year to HK $4.19 billion, with exhibitions, theatre and concerts becoming a new trend, according to figures released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board. The change of market demand has prompted Hong Kong to adjust its strategy from the traditional\u201cShopping + tourism\u201d to\u201cDeep tourism\u201d, \u201cSpecial tourism\u201d and\u201cExperience Tourism\u201d.<\/p>\n

– \u201cContingency\u201d will further enhance the overall level and competitiveness of the industry. How Will Hong Kong respond to these changes? On the one hand, the HKSAR Government actively implements the concept of\u201cHong Kong tourism everywhere\u201d, integrates Chinese and Western elements to cater for different seasons, festivals and events, and plans in-depth tourism products with a more\u201cHong Kong flavor\u201d On the other hand, the whole people to participate in building a\u201cHospitable city\u201d, do the corresponding tourism supporting, to provide more intimate service for tourists.<\/p>\n

In the first half of this year, nearly 100 events were held in Hong Kong, covering culture, arts and creativity, sports, major conferences and exhibitions. The HKSAR Government will announce the event arrangements in advance to encourage the operators to make full use of the business opportunities brought by the event. It is expected to bring about HK $3.3 bn of consumption and HK $1.8 bn of economic value-added to Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

Change will open up broad space for the future development of Hong Kong’s tourism industry. In recent years, the government of the Special Economic Zone has joined hands with the industry to seek innovation and change, and actively seek the\u201cBreakthrough\u201d method of industrial transformation and upgrading. The blueprint for the development of Hong Kong’s tourism industry 2.0, published at the end of last year, sets the direction for the development of Hong Kong’s tourism industry in the next five years. It proposes four major development strategies and 133 measures, fully demonstrate Hong Kong tourism\u201cInnovation\u201d and\u201cChange\u201d of the firm determination.<\/p>\n

The high-quality development of cultural tourism industry can not be separated from the support of\u201cHardware\u201d and\u201cSoftware\u201d. On the\u201cHardware\u201d side, Hong Kong continues to improve its cultural and tourism infrastructure and make good use of large venues such as the Kai Tak sports park; on the\u201cSoftware\u201d side, it vigorously promotes\u201cHospitality\u201d, enhance the hotel, catering, retail and other industry service standards, so that every visitor to Hong Kong will feel a strong\u201cFireworks\u201d and\u201cHuman flavor.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong’s cultural and tourism industries enjoy rich resources, such as cultural heritage tours, green eco-tours and blue sea tours. The Willow of the times has also brought about the blending and collision of Chinese and foreign cultures, for Hong Kong to create a unique charm of the city. Many people like Hong Kong, not just because of the splendor of Victoria Harbour, not just because of the convenience of shopping in Causeway Bay, it is because I love the unique and diverse cultural atmosphere here, the Hong kong-style culture that permeates every street corner and the city fireworks. Hong Kong, is not only a\u201cSay go go\u201d destination, but also is a return visit many times, repeatedly explore the city.<\/p>\n

By accurately\u201cRecognizing, responding to, and seeking change,\u201d Hong Kong will surely polish its\u201cGolden card\u201d of culture and tourism, display more vigorous vitality, and adopt a more open, inclusive, and charming posture, consolidate and upgrade the status of\u201cWorld-class preferred tourist destination\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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