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Leung: HK to effectively attract mainland visitors

HONG KONG - Hong Kong Chief Executive CY Leung said Wednesday that Hong Kong needsto attract mainland visitors in an appropriate and orderly manner in light of Hong Kong'seconomic and social situations.

Delivering his annual policy address at the Legislative CouncilLeung said that tourism is one ofHong Kong economy's pillar industriesHoweveran excessive number or over-concentration ofvisitors may exert pressure on Hong Kong.

Leung said that the government has discussed the Individual Visit Scheme (IVSand multipleentry permit arrangement with the central government over the past year.

"We have also conveyed the different views of Hong Kong people about the expansion of theIVSThe central government has agreed to a temporary freeze on the number of pilot cities forthe IVS and the scope of the multiple entry permit arrangement," Leung said.

"The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SARgovernment will continue to communicateand coordinate with the relevant Chinese mainland authorities to attract mainland visitors in anappropriate and orderly manner in light of Hong Kong's economic and social situations."

"The government completed a comprehensive assessment of our capacity to receive visitors atthe end of last yearThe healthy development of the tourism sector can create a large number ofjobs for lower-skilled workers and facilitate the diversification and growth of our economy," Leungsaid in his address.

"We must expand our receiving capacityfocusing on high-spending visitorsto achieve thegreatest economic benefits with limited resourcesWe must also take appropriate and effectivesteps to ensure that the daily lives of our people will not be affected."

Leung noted that with the commissioning of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge in the nearfutureHKSAR government will actively study the possibility of building more hotels and leisuretourism facilities on Lantau Island.

Leung stressed that the government attaches great importance to the reputation of the tourismsector. "We are drafting new legislation to set up a Travel Industry Authority and will introduce abill into this council in the next legislative session. "


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