Hong Kong’s Super March attracts 12 per cent more visitors year on year: finance chief

Hong Kong’s Super March campaign brought in 12 per cent more visitors so far this month and filled more tourist beds, the finance chief has said, noting that some overseas VIPs had observed that the city had recovered its vibrancy and vitality from the old days.

Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po said in his weekly blog on Sunday that the city was packed with visitors from finance and investment circles, the wealth management industry, family office owners and managers, as well as artists, art lovers, sports elites and spectators for a spate of financial summits and arts, sports and culture events.

He said the Hong Kong Sevens rugby game pushed vibrancy to a peak on Sunday, the last of the three-day event, at the new 50,000-seat stadium of the Kai Tak Sports Park.

As of Friday, the city welcomed 3.4 million visitors in March, a 12 per cent year-on-year increase, including 960,000 people from elsewhere other than mainland China, with hotel occupancy in busy districts hitting about 90 per cent, according to Chan.

“When interacting with these international guests, one of the [pieces of] feedback I received was very consistent, that is, they believe that Hong Kong has regained its former vibrancy and vitality, and their views on Hong Kong have become increasingly positive,” he wrote.

“They also hope to use Hong Kong as a platform to explore more investment opportunities on the mainland and the region.”

Chan promised to promote the “event economy” by organising mega-events, summits and exhibitions with distinctive themes, entice more high-value-added business tourists to Hong Kong and bring more business opportunities to various related industries in the city.

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