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Tourists to Hong Kong fell 53% over Christmas season: Sing Tao

Shirley Zhao (Bloomberg)
Mon, December 30, 2019 Published on Dec. 30, 2019 Published on 2019-12-30T10:51:23+07:00

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Pro-democracy protesters attend a rally at Edinburgh Place in the Central district of Hong Kong on December 29, 2019. Hong Kong has been battered by more than six months of protests that has upended the financial hub's reputation for stability and helped tip the city into recession.
Pro-democracy protesters attend a rally at Edinburgh Place in the Central district of Hong Kong on December 29, 2019. Hong Kong has been battered by more than six months of protests that has upended the financial hub's reputation for stability and helped tip the city into recession. (AFP/Dale de la Rey)

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ong Kong saw a 53 percent drop in inbound visitors during the Christmas period from Dec. 21 to Dec. 26, the Sing Tao Daily reported, as months of protests in city deterred tourists.

The number of mainland Chinese tour groups visiting the city declined by almost 90%, the paper said, citing Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong Chairman Jason Wong.

Read also: Hong Kong deports Indonesian worker who reported on protests

About 620,000 people visited Hong Kong during the period, according to the report which used data from the Immigration Department.

Police fired tear gas to disperse protesters inside a mall in Kowloon Bay on Christmas Day. The shopping centers were also the scenes for some clashes on Christmas Eve, which left about two dozen people injured.

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