China Tries to Reverse Weak Hong Kong and Macau Tourism
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China introduces new measures to enhance travel flexibility and document processing for mainland citizens visiting Macau and Hong Kong, effective May 6.
The South China Morning Post said that hopes of the Labour Day Golden Week boosting Hong Kong is being dampened by shrinking spending power of visitor from the mainland and recent rainy weather. The article suggested restaurants could see a 30% drop in business despite the prediction of 800,000 mainland visitors. Experts are saying the high cost of going to Hong Kong plus the weak renminbi and the mainland's weak economy is not the best setup for this holiday.
Macau officials, on the other hand, anticipate all Macau checkpoints could see an average of 680,000 border crossings daily during the May 1 to May 5 holiday. The Public Security Police are expecting the peak of the border crossings between May 2nd and 3rd, with over 700,000 people crossing the borders per day. The Macau Government Tourism Office is predicting 130,000 visitors per day on average. The Macau Tourism Industry Association expects Macau hotel oc
