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Competing for tourists? Then Hong Kong must be ‘bigger and better’: Rosanna Law (opens original article in a new tab)

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Hong Kong's tourism chief says the city must improve to compete with rivals like Shenzhen, as the government aims to boost tourism's GDP contribution to 5% by 2029.

  • Hong Kong's tourism chief emphasizes the need for the city to become 'bigger and better' to compete with neighboring cities like Shenzhen.
  • The government aims to increase tourism's contribution to GDP to 5% by 2029, up from 3% in the previous year.
  • Shenzhen is becoming a tourism rival with more attractions and lower prices, leading to increased cross-border travel from Hong Kong.

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