Coronavirus: Visitor numbers for Hong Kong continue to plunge as tourism lawmaker calls for clear criteria on border opening plans

The Hong Kong Tourism Board reported a 97.4 per cent drop in the number of visitors in 2021, as the lawmaker representing the industry urged the government to clearly establish the criteria for reopening the border with mainland China.The number of arrivals fell from 3.57 million in 2020 to 91,398 last year and the number of tourists was “close to zero”, according to figures the board released on Monday.“With anti-epidemic measures involving boundary or border control, the majority of inbound…

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