Laura Li, 28, poses for photos in front of Victoria Harbour, a day ahead of the Chinese Labour Day 'Golden Week' holidays, in Hong Kong, China April 30, 2024. — Reuters picHONG KONG, May 6 — Cost-conscious Chinese tourists have replaced many of the cash-rich mainland travellers who once flocked to Hong Kong, with some only interested in free walking tours of the city and staying across the border in Shenzhen overnight to save money.
“Personally, I don’t like to be with tour groups because the degree of freedom is too low,” Li said outside the Yau Ma Tei Police Station, a neo-classical Edwardian-style building that has featured in local TV dramas and films and is popular with mainland tourists.Daniel Leung, an assistant professor at Hong Kong Polytechnic University’s school of hotel and tourism management, said the shift in travel and spending habits was mainly due to a slow economic recovery in mainland China.
Catering sector representative Simon Wong told local media that restaurants saw 10 per cent less business than usual during the May 1 public holiday, traditionally a busy period for Hong Kong.
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