New Delhi. After the Kovid-19 epidemic, now countries around the world are taking measures to promote tourism. In this sequence, Hong Kong has said that it will give free tickets to five lakh tourists to promote tourism. This bumper offer for tourists has been taken out by the Tourism Board of Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has now lifted the restrictions imposed in the wake of the Corona epidemic. During the last months, all the restrictions in the country are being reduced continuously. Till some time ago, the tourists coming from outside had to stay in isolation for a fixed time.
Big planning of Hong Kong administration
Now the Hong Kong administration has planned to take tourism back to the pre-Corona level. Last October, Dan Cheng, director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, told the BBC that free tickets were the first step to strengthen tourism at the initial level.
Scheme started from 1 February
Now from February 1, Hong Kong’s Chief Executive Officer John Lee has launched this $ 2 billion plan. It has been named ‘Hello Hong Kong’ campaign. Tickets under this scheme will start from March 1.
5.6 crore passengers reached in 2019
Let us inform that in the year 2019, before the outbreak of Corona epidemic, 5.6 crore passengers reached Hong Kong. This number is seven times the total population of Hong Kong. But the situation had become very bad during the Corona epidemic. Tourism is a big part of Hong Kong’s economy. In 2021, there was a decrease of 3.5 percent in Hong Kong’s GDP.
