国内英语资讯:Spotlight: Cross-border infrastructure helps promote tourism in Hong Kong and Greater Bay Ar
<p><span word="HONG">HONG</span> <span word="KONG">KONG</span>, <span word="Feb">Feb</span>. 6-- <span word="Benefiting">Benefiting</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="section">section</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangzhou">Guangzhou</span>-<span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>-<span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Express">Express</span> <span word="Rail">Rail</span> <span word="Link">Link</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>-<span word="Zhuhai">Zhuhai</span>-<span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="Bridge">Bridge</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Special">Special</span> <span word="Administrative">Administrative</span> <span word="Region">Region</span> (<span word="SAR">SAR</span>) <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="Data">Data</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="Tourism">Tourism</span> <span word="Board">Board</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="around">around</span> 65.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018, <span word="up">up</span> 11.4 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017. <span word="Among">Among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="overall">overall</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="visitor">visitor</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="of">of</span> 14.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="to">to</span> 51 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="SAR">SAR</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>, <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="promote">promote</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span>-<span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>-<span word="Macao">Macao</span> <span word="Greater">Greater</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Area">Area</span> (<span word="Greater">Greater</span> <span word="Bay">Bay</span> <span word="Area">Area</span>), <span word="said">said</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="insiders">insiders</span>.</p><p>"<span word="From">From</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latter">latter</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017, <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="upturn">upturn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="witnessed">witnessed</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="continuous">continuous</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yiu">Yiu</span> <span word="Si">Si</span>-<span word="wing">wing</span>, <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Legislative">Legislative</span> <span word="Council">Council</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="HKSAR">HKSAR</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="operation">operation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Express">Express</span> <span word="Rail">Rail</span> <span word="Link">Link</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bridge">bridge</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>." <span word="Yiu">Yiu</span> <span word="pointed">pointed</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="viewed">viewed</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="driving">driving</span> <span word="force">force</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="push">push</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="visitor">visitor</span> <span word="arrivals">arrivals</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="high">high</span>. "<span word="It">It</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fewer">fewer</span> <span word="procedures">procedures</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="via">via</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Express">Express</span> <span word="Rail">Rail</span> <span word="Link">Link</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="transfer">transfer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="arriving">arriving</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Shenzhen">Shenzhen</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Yiu">Yiu</span>.</p><p><span word="Cross">Cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="facilitated">facilitated</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="integrating">integrating</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="SAR">SAR</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="high">high</span>-<span word="speed">speed</span> <span word="railway">railway</span> <span word="network">network</span>.</p>
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