Hong Kong urged to shift focus from tourist numbers to increasing spending
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- Category: Asia
- Language: EN
- Published: 2026-04-28 06:58 UTC
- Sources: South China Morning Post
Researchers urge Hong Kong to increase tourist spending instead of focusing on boosting visitor numbers, citing mainland Chinese arrivals rebounding but adopting more selective consumption habits. Preliminary findings show mainland visitor arrivals have recovered to about 88 per cent of pre-pandemic levels in 2018. South China Morning Post reports.
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