HK plans 500,000 plane-ticket giveaway to woo tourists: Local media


The giving away of the tickets is one of the measures aimed at boosting tourism. - AFP

HONG KONG (Bloomberg): Hong Kong will give away 500,000 plane tickets to woo visitors back to the financial hub when the government removes all remaining Covid-19 restrictions on inbound arrivals, local media outlet Sing Tao reported in a column, citing people it did not identify.

Chief Executive John Lee may announce the plan to return to normalcy in his October policy address, unless the Covid-19 situation significantly worsens, the report said, citing political and business groups.

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