Recently, the Mainland has opened up a number of cities to come to Hong Kong for free travel!
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On May 11, the official announced that starting from May 27, eight new cities could issue "individual travel endorsements" to and from Hong Kong and Macao.
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The new cities are mainly provincial capitals, and the expansion can be said to be all the way north to the border.
They are Taiyuan, Hohhot, Harbin, Lhasa, Lanzhou, Xining, Yinshan, and Urumqi.
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With the addition of these eight cities, all provincial capitals in the Mainland are now open to independent travel to Hong Kong.
The number of eligible Mainland cities under the Individual Visit Scheme has also increased from 51 to 59.
It is estimated that the scope of free travel will continue to expand in the future, so you can look forward to it!
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Then again, why did you choose these 8 new cities for this free trip?
First of all, it has to do with money. Because these 8 are all provincial capitals, the consumption power is stronger than that of the surrounding cities.
And this time the new cities are relatively far away, so it's impossible to go all the way to Hong Kong to play and go back on the same day, right? Naturally, they had to stay overnight.
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This can not only promote the development of tourism and catering, but also drive the hotel industry.
Of course, the most fundamental reason for the expansion of the scope of individual visit is that there are really a lot of mainland tourists coming to Hong Kong!
According to the latest data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board, there were 11.23 million visitors to Hong Kong in the first quarter of this year, of which 8.7 million were mainland visitors, equivalent to nearly 80% of the visitors to Hong Kong being mainlanders.
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The expansion of the scope of the Individual Visit Scheme has made it more convenient for more Mainlanders to come to Hong Kong, while many Hong Kong people are also going deeper into the Mainland!
All the way north!
The boom of Hong Kong people going north must be well understood.
Just yesterday, many Hong Kong people also went north to spend the weekend with Mother's Day.
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The port of return to Hong Kong was again crowded with people.
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For Hong Kong people, it is very common to go north to Shenzhen and even the Greater Bay Area. But you certainly didn't think that Hong Kong people would go north so thoroughly!
Just last year, during the Harbin tourism boom, many Hong Kong people also went to Harbin, after all, the heavy snow has a fatal attraction for Hong Kong people!
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There is even a Hong Kong uncle who became popular in a roadside interview because of his mouthful of Hong Kong, and during the explosion of small potatoes in the south, Uncle was also ridiculed by netizens as "Hong Kong Old Golden Bean".
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Along the frontier, many Hong Kong people also went to Inner Mongolia and walked directly from the sea to the grassland.
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Some Hong Kong people also experienced a dry toilet in Inner Mongolia.
For Hong Kong people, it is relatively novel, but for mainlanders, it feels delicious across the screen!
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Of course, many Hong Kong people can also be seen in Tibet and Xinjiang.
There are trams from Hong Kong to Tibet.
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There are also people who go to Xinjiang to call mutton skewers, pepper chicken, large plate chicken and other delicacies to the wall.
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In addition to going to play, many Hong Kong people even stayed in the mainland.
There are those who choose to settle in Inner Mongolia because of marriage.
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There are also those who are attracted by the local climate and scenery and choose to start a new life in Yunnan.
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Of course, travel preferences vary from person to person, but one thing is universally recognized, that is, Hong Kong is really trying hard to "grab" tourists!
All-star cast!
In order to attract tourists, Hong Kong's "tricks" can be described as endless.
Many top celebrities were invited by the Hong Kong government to help promote Hong Kong.
For example, the popular Japanese superstar Takeru Sato was "arrested" by the Hong Kong government to make a promotional video to introduce Hong Kong.
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Lim Ming Zhen, known as the goddess of Malaysia, also came to Hong Kong to help shoot a promotional video.
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For example, the well-known Hollywood movie star Henry Golding has helped Hong Kong advertise from the first perspective.
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In addition to overseas celebrities, the Hong Kong government also invited mainland internet celebrity bloggers with a large number of followers to Hong Kong last year to promote and shoot more than 330 short videos.
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In addition to asking for help, Hong Kong itself has also gone into battle to publicize.
For example, the Hong Kong police settled in Douyin some time ago, not only giving everyone popular science knowledge, but even reading comments and playing stalks with netizens.
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Hongkong Post has also followed the pace to join Douyin, and Hongkong Post really understands what everyone likes to watch, and directly and blatantly uses the "beauty meter"!
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Hong Kong's Chief Secretary for Administration, Chan Kwok-ki, has also settled in Xiaohongshu.
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also interacted with netizens in the comment area.
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In addition to the official rush for tourists, some businesses in Hong Kong are also helping to grab tourists.
I don't know if you still have an impression of the Hong Kong goldfish shop that exploded in Xiaohongshu because the boss posted the "big-character poster" on his own.
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is such a boss who looks very irritable, and after becoming popular, he wrote a "big-character poster", welcoming mainland tourists to check in at will.
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After that, more and more people came, and the boss also upgraded the check-in point and took the initiative to provide shooting props for passengers.
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Overall, Hong Kong has carefully built an all-star lineup from top to bottom in order to attract tourists.
Finally, let's discuss, what do you think is the most interesting place in Hong Kong?