China News Service, Hong Kong, 8 September Title: Hong Kong citizens say that they have "really had enough" and treat Shenzhen as a calm place
China News Service reporter Suo Youwei Tang Guijiang
On weekends, Shenzhen Coastal City is full of tourists, and restaurants with different flavors are full of diners around noon. In a Chaoshan beef shop, the waiter Xiao Zhang skillfully received visitors: "Today you have passed the customs again, please inside." ”
In the busy gap of the waiter, the reporter could not hold back the question in his heart and chatted with Xiao Zhang: "How did you judge that these customers were from Hong Kong?" ”
"In fact, I am already very familiar with them, and in the past two months or so, their family of three has visited our store at least four times." Xiao Zhang explained to reporters: "In fact, judging from our professional experience, it is also very simple, most Hong Kong guests carry backpacks, wear travel shoes, and often mix some English in fluent Cantonese. ”
Mr. Leung from Tuen Mun, Hong Kong, told The China News Agency that on the weekend in recent times, their family of three took a cross-border bus directly to Shenzhen via the Shenzhen Bay Port, in addition to Shenzhen's cheap catering attraction, more consideration is "in Shenzhen can relax the mood, calm down."
"Really fed up!" Mr. Liang said: "The protracted storm over the amendment of the law has seriously affected our daily life, and sometimes it is annoying to see the live broadcast of the parade pushed by tv programs, and it is better to come to Shenzhen on the weekend to breathe." ”
In Mr Leung's view, the recent radical demonstrators beating up tourists, setting fires everywhere, ignoring court injunctions to storm the airport and MTR and even throw obstacles at running MTR tracks are completely lawless, "What is the difference between such acts and terrorists?!" ”
In the past three months, there have been many citizens like Mr. Leung's family who left Hong Kong on weekends to "hide" in the mainland.
Data learned by the China News Service reporter from the Shenzhen entry and exit port shows that from July to August 2019, there were 23.507 million hong Kong citizens entering and leaving, the highest number of people in a single day reached 574,000, while the number of hong Kong citizens entering and leaving every weekend was more than 400,000.
In the Window of the World scenic spot near Shenzhen Bay, the reporter met Ms. Chen, a Hong Kong citizen. Although September 8 is already the white dew festival of the Chinese lunar calendar, the weather in Shenzhen is still sunny, and Ms. Chen is wandering around in this old scenic spot that has been open for nearly 30 years, despite the heat.
"I usually come to Shenzhen to buy vegetables or play, but recently this period of time to Shenzhen more, in fact, I want to try to be quiet." But it may be too dense, this is not, there is really no place to play, just come to the window of the world to shop. Ms. Chen said. She sighed slightly helplessly: "I am just a small citizen, and I can't afford to hide." ”
According to a staff member of oct-loft OCT Creative Culture Park, the number of Hong Kong tourists visiting the park has also increased recently, and they are very interested in some cultural and creative small commodities.
"Shenzhen's development is changing rapidly, and people who come here often will feel the speed of Shenzhen's growth." Mr. Wu, a Hong Kong citizen who is selecting cultural and creative goods, said: "In fact, Shenzhen and Hong Kong are the same place, that is, they have developed from a humble fishing village to an international metropolis, but many Hong Kong people are still immersed in prejudice against the mainland, and they still have a strong sense of blind superiority, but to be honest, I really envy Shenzhen, especially these days, I envy Shenzhen even more, the environment is good, vibrant, and peaceful." (End)