The Federation participated in the 2nd Inter-Departmental Meeting for 2023 National Day Golden Week on 20 September 2023. It was hosted by the Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism, Mr Kevin Yeung, with representatives from government departments including the Hong Kong Customs, the Hong Kong Police Force, the Immigration Department (ImmD),
The Chief Executive has just announced the National Day fireworks will be held again on the evening of October 1, 2023 at Victoria Harbour for the first time in five years.
The Federation represented the hotel industry to attend 2 consultation sessions on the Policy Address 2023 chaired by the Financial Secretary and Chief Secretary for Administration on 22 and 23 August 2023.
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region has commenced consultation on the 2023 Policy Address and the Federation was cordially invited join the consultation session chaired by the Financial Secretary on 22 August 2023.
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held the “Professional Quality Tourism Services Pledge” Launch Ceremony on July 21, 2023, Ms Belinda YEUNG, 1st Vice Chairman of the Federation was invited to join the ceremony and had a sharing session with other trades on stage.
According to a survey conducted by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) in the first five months of this year, among more than 10,000 departing overnight visitors surveyed, the satisfaction rating was 8.8 marks on a 10-point scale, which was higher than the average rating of 8.5 marks before the pandemic.
On 13 July 2023, the Federation together with the Hon Perry YIU, Legislative Council Member (Travel Industry) and the Hong Kong Hotels Association, met with the Tourism Commission led by Ms Wendy CHUNG, Deputy Commission for Tourism.
The Hon Perry YIU will be invited to attend the meeting. We have received an update from Tourism Commission that the Labour Department will not participate in this meeting.
The Tourism Commission will arrange a meeting with the Federation of Hong Kong Hotel Owners and the Hong Kong Hotels Association in response to our letter issued to the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau dated 14 June 2023. The meeting will be scheduled for July 13, 2023 with details as follows:
The National Immigration Administration (NIA) of China announced today (May 11) further optimization of immigration-related policies from May 15, including facilitating the travel between Chinese mainland and Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions and resuming service of previously expedited customs clearance.