This month, the number of tourists arriving in mainland China is increasing, most of whom are European and American students returning to the mainland through Hong Kong.
Hong Kong has relaxed entry restrictions from the beginning of the month. The latest entry figures show that the most significant increase in people arriving in Hong Kong in the second half of the month were mainland tourists. From the single digits at the beginning of the month to the triple digits in the middle of the month, the day before yesterday exceeded one thousand mark. An aviation industry insider revealed that most of the mainland passengers who arrived in Hong Kong recently were mainland students from Europe and the United States. Due to the fact that international direct flights to the mainland were mostly grounded for a long time, many of them could not think of a way to return home. However, since Hong Kong began to lift entry restrictions on non-Hong Kong residents, they would provide them with a way to return home. After arriving in Hong Kong, they would first check in the hotel and quarantine for seven days, and then return to the mainland in different ways. He said that although this does not mean that the number of mainland visitors coming to Hong Kong for vacations, it also reflects that the "relaying" function of Hong Kong as a transit station is slowly recovering.
According to the Immigration Department information, 1,906 people entered the country through the airport on May 1, with only 9 mainland visitors, accounting for 0.47% of the total; then it reached a triple digit on May 15, 193 out of 3,605 people, accounting for 5.35%; until the day before yesterday, 1,056 of the 4,157 visitors to Hong Kong were mainland visitors, accounting for more than 2,500; during the period, 470 out of 2,919 people last Wednesday, accounting for 33%. Figures show that in the past month, not only has the number of visitors from mainland China increased, but the proportion of the total number of arrivals by airports has also increased.
quarantine in Hong Kong for one week and return to the mainland
Some people in the aviation industry said that they noticed that since mid-May, the number of mainland tourists arriving in Hong Kong is increasing, and most of them are European and American students. They hope to return home during the summer vacation, so they first come to Hong Kong for quarantine for one week and then return to the mainland, but they still need to be quarantined again when arriving in the mainland. He explained that the reason why the distance is so tortuous is that this group of international students had no other way to return to the mainland before. "The mainland quarantine measures are relatively strict, and there are not many direct flights between China and the United States, and it has been broken down to 7788, 899."
He said that since May 1, the entry restrictions for non-local residents have been relaxed, and airlines have received many inquiries, and some people have booked immediately because their visas are generally only allowed to stay in Hong Kong for seven days, but the quarantine lasts for seven days, so time is very tight. Therefore, many people in the online group discussed this earlier, and even showed a "return home guide" to teach international students how to fly to Hong Kong and book a quarantine hotel. When returning to the mainland through Hong Kong, "the quarantine hotel is the most difficult to book, so you must book a hotel first and then book a flight, because the most fear is that there are air tickets, no hotels."
quarantine hotel rooms are in short supply.
"The most difficult thing to book in quarantine hotels"
After booking the air tickets and hotel rooms, they also have to "spend" transit transportation, including taking inland aircraft, and the most recent hard-to-see Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge shuttle bus "Jinba". The aviation industry insider said that he noticed that these mainland students were spread across many mainland cities, such as Guangdong Province, Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Xiamen , etc., and the demand was very high. "From no to no, they are already very happy to be able to return home, and they don't mind the process going roundabout. It is expected that June will still be the peak period for their arrival in Hong Kong." Yao Bailiang, a Legislative Council member of the tourism industry, also estimated that since international direct flights to the mainland have been grounded, I believe that some of the mainland tourists arriving in Hong Kong in the near future are mainland students from the United States and Canada. They will stay in Hong Kong for a few days first and then return to the mainland. The increase in the number of reminders does not mean that the number of people coming to Hong Kong for vacation.
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Director-General of the Hong Kong Tourism Promotion Association Cui Dingbang pointed out that there are Chinese people all over the world. After Hong Kong "opens the door", in addition to foreigners, mainlanders will also come to Hong Kong. The circuit breaker mechanism of has been relaxed, and Hong Kong has resumed entry to non-Hong Kong residents. In addition, the hotel quarantine period has been reduced to seven days. This is believed to be the reason for the increase in mainland tourists, or it may happen that there are more mainland passengers on several flights on the same day, and it is estimated that both business tourists and international students are involved.
He mentioned that there are still many international flights in Hong Kong and there are various channels to return to the mainland, especially South China customers have been using Hong Kong as a transfer station. "From zero to dozens, to three-digit and four-digit numbers, I think it's a good thing." He believes that it still needs to be observed for one or two more weeks to see the macro trend, and also described the status of an international transportation hub as the "lifeline" of Hong Kong, hoping to completely restore air traffic as soon as possible. (Source: Macau Monthly Macau News Agency Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao Observation )
