HK Falling out of Favor, Tries to Attract Tourists by Handing out 500,000 Air Tickets

Number of inbound tourists less than ten percent of pre-pandemic times

The Hong Kong government launched the "Hello Hong Kong" promotional campaign to attract tourists on Feb 2, 2023. (Benson Lau/The Epoch Times）

The Hong Kong government launched its “Hello, Hong Kong!” large-scale publicity campaign on Feb. 2. One of the key items is to give out 500,000 free air tickets to all places around the world to lure overseas and mainland Chinese tourists to come.

Hong Kong used to be an international tourist attraction, but today it has ended up giving out free air tickets to attract tourists. Some commentators believe that since the National Security Law has totally ruined Hong Kong’s image, it could also reduce tourists’ desire to visit Hong Kong.