HK unveils US$146mil plan to boost tourism

Visitors take photos at a lookout at Victoria Peak in Hong Kong on Dec 29, 2020. - AFP

HONG KONG (Xinhua): The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) will roll out short-term and medium-to-long-term strategies worth over HK$1.13 billion (about US$146 million) to boost tourism, a senior executive said when announcing the board's business plan for the year 2021-22 on Wednesday (March 3).

For this financial year, the board will have a marketing budget of HK$1.138 billion allocated by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government, including recurrent funding of HK$373 million and additional funding of HK$785 million, said Dane Cheng, executive director of HKTB.