Representatives of Hong Kong's travel sector are pressing the government to grant special privileges to tour groups so they can eat in private areas of restaurants and visit attractions, instead of restricting their movements for three days of Covid-19 medical surveillance on arrival, a senior industry executive has told the South China Morning Post.
Timothy Chui Ting-pong, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Association, on Saturday said about 100 of the 1,600 travel agencies remaining in the city had shut down for good after suffering through nearly three years of pandemic restrictions that had brought business to a standstill. One of the city's most venerable providers, Hong Thai Travel Services, announced on Friday it was dissolving after profits dried up.
