{"id":11417,"date":"2023-03-09T08:33:01","date_gmt":"2023-03-09T07:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.fr\/?p=11417"},"modified":"2023-03-09T08:33:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-09T07:33:01","slug":"hong-kong-offers-500000-plane-tickets-for-visitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.visamundi.co\/en\/blog\/hong-kong-offre-500-000-billets-davion-pour-etre-visitee\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong offers 500,000 airline tickets for visitors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. By complying with Beijing's \"zero Covid\" policy through quarantines, border closures and mandatory masks, Hong Kong was largely spared the virus before the deadly Omicron variant spread in early 2022.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>This has also led to an economic recession and pushed to <strong>the exodus of more than 2.5% of its population<\/strong>. Business leaders warned that Hong Kong would need to end its health restrictions completely before a real restart, but the Hong Kong authorities insisted on gradually lifting the restrictions long after the rest of the world had chosen to live with the virus.<\/p>\n<p>The government's promotional campaign, dubbed \"<em><strong>Hello, Hong Kong<\/strong><\/em>\"is designed to relay<em>positive stories<\/em>\"This is the story of the Chinese Special Administrative Region, where years of political repression, combined with health restrictions, have tarnished its reputation as one of Asia's economic hubs.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The Hong Kong leader <strong>John Lee<\/strong> has announced 500,000 free airline tickets to help people discover \"the world of air travel\".<em>the buzz<\/em>\"of the city to visitors, promising that there would be \"<em>no isolation, quarantine or restrictions<\/em>\".<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ticket sales will start in March, with a further 80,000 tickets for Hong Kong residents to be won this summer.<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe title=\"Hello, Hong Kong!\" width=\"1156\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2276kDhrNH0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><strong>However, Hong Kong's economic situation continues to give cause for concern.<\/strong>. In fact, Hong Kong welcomed only <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">600,000 visitors by 2022<\/span>This is just 1% of the number recorded in 2018. Over 130 international companies have closed their Hong Kong offices in the last three years. According to official data, the economy contracted by 3.5%.<\/p>\n<p>Hong Kong's leader John Lee has promised to restore the city's reputation and to \"improve the image of Hong Kong\".<em>personally carry promotional messages about our prowess as the world's freest economy and China's international financial center<\/em>\".<\/p>\n<p>The three airlines responsible for distributing the free tickets are Cathay Pacific, Hong Kong Express and Hong Kong Airlines. There will also be \" <em><strong>Hong Kong Goodies<\/strong><\/em> \"1 million vouchers to be used in a wide range of tourist sectors. They will be handed out to tourists arriving in the area.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong was hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic. 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