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Hong Kong expects to bring in some HK$4.3 billion to the local economy from “mega events” this year, the city’s deputy finance chief has said as he announced 106 events for the latter half of the year. In all, this year’s 210 events are expected to attract some 1.7 million visitors and HK$7.2 billion in spending, which would amount to some HK$4.3 billion in economic value to the economy, deputy financial secretary Michael Wong said at a press conference on Tuesday. Of the 106 “mega events” for the second half of the year announced on Tuesday, 15 are new to the city, including the “Kungfu x Dan...
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Hong Kong leader John Lee has urged residents not to conduct undercover operations targeting ride-sharing services, after videos went viral of people calling the police on their Uber drivers. Addressing reporters at a weekly press conference on Tuesday, Lee said the public should leave law enforcement to officers, who have the necessary training and legal knowledge to deal with any “sudden situations.” “Those who are untrained and have limited legal knowledge should not do this. Otherwise, you could run afoul of the law,” he said, speaking in Cantonese. See also: Taxi group head denounces unde...
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The head of one of Hong Kong’s largest taxi groups has denounced undercover vigilante operations targeting Uber drivers, saying enforcement should be left to authorities. Chau Kwok-keung, chair of the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association, responded on Monday to reports that people had been posing as passengers in recent weeks and hailing Uber rides, only to then call the police on those drivers. Uber operates in a grey area in the city, which requires vehicles offering ride-hailing services to have a hire car permit. Taxi driver unions have long called on the authorities to crack do...
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Hong Kong’s economic outlook has been improving, with a marked increase in the city’s property sales and a significant rebound in the stock market, Financial Secretary Paul Chan has said. On his official blog on Sunday, Chan wrote that the total number of residential property sales had bounced back, with sales in April totalling 8,551 – a more than 115 per cent increase from last March’s figures. The price index for private residential properties rose by one per cent in March, according to the Rating and Valuation Department, marking an end to a downward trend that began in May 2022. The rise ...
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Hong Kong’s government has defended its decision to approve a limited taxi fare increase against criticism from both passengers and drivers, saying it took the views of both sides into consideration. Chief Executive John Lee and the Executive Council on Tuesday approved the increase as of July 14 for taxis servicing the urban areas, the New Territories and Lantau island. Flagfall will rise by HK$2 to HK$29 for urban taxis, HK$25.5 for New Territories cabs and HK$24 for Lantau taxis. Incremental charges will rise as well. The adjustment faced criticism online as passengers complained about poor...
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The Tourism Board will give HK$200 vouchers to visitors from eight Chinese cities who will soon be able to come to Hong Kong under an expanded solo travel scheme, allowing them to experience the city’s “extraordinary charm.” Addressing reporters on Tuesday, Chief Executive John Lee said the vouchers could be spent at “many different types of restaurants and shops.” “The government and the Tourism Board have prepared a series of arrangements so mainland Chinese visitors can feel like they are in a home away from home, and personally experience the extraordinary charm of Hong Kong as an internat...
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The addition of eight Chinese cities to Hong Kong’s solo travel scheme will be “a timely boost” for the hotel and retail sectors, a veteran industry representative has said. The move by Beijing will allow more citizens to visit the city without joining a group tour. On Saturday, Beijing announced the individual visit scheme will cover several remote cities in China, including Urumqi in Xinjiang, Lhasa in Tibet, and Hohhot in Inner Mongolia. Other newly-added cities include Taiyuan, Harbin, Lanzhou, Xining, and Yinchuan – all capitals of their respective provinces. From May 27, residents from t...
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Hong Kong’s tourism minister has slammed a political commentator’s “fallacious” assertion that the city’s tourism policy had driven out high-value establishments and yielded weak economic returns. Citing tourism figures, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism Kevin Yeung said more than 760,000 tourists from mainland China crossed the border in Hong Kong over the Labour Day “Golden Week,” with more than 190,000 visiting on May 2, marking a record high for single-day arrivals this year “This has brought business to the tourism sector and other related industries, and though not every business...
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Police have arrested one taxi driver for overcharging and issued 21 tickets for other violations including failing to using a fare indicator over the “golden week” holiday. The prosecutions were made in Tsim Sha Tsui by officers from the West Kowloon Regional Traffic Department and the Yau Tsim Police District under an operation to combat overcharging and refusing passengers, according to a police statement issued Sunday night. “The Police have reiterated that the operation is still on-going and will continue to take decisive enforcement action against the taxi offences to protect the interest...
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By Brian Cheng West Kowloon Cultural District says this year’s International Cultural Summit will “demonstrate Hong Kong’s commitment to acting as an East-meets-West centre for international cultural exchange.“ The same phrase frequently crops up in campaigns by the Tourism Board and fellow government departments. It has become especially popular since it was mentioned in the state’s latest Five-year Plan, and subsequently in the city government’s policy address. The chairman of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council claimed in a press release that the city is “an international metropolis with...
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