“With culture and tourism as the theme, we hope to start a new chapter for joint development of the travel industry among Hubei, Hong Kong and Macao,” Ke said.
Joanne Chu Shui-man, acting commissioner of tourism of the HKSAR, said the convenience of transportation has provided excellent conditions for communication between Hong Kong and Hubei.
Many Hong Kong residents yearn to see the Wudang Mountains as it was repeatedly depicted in the martial arts novels of Louis Cha Leung-yung. “We also encourage friends from Hubei to come to Hong Kong to enjoy the sea breeze and watch mega events at Kai Tak Sports Park.”
Chu urged Hong Kong and Hubei to co-develop more multi-stop and multi-destination tourism products, allowing foreign travelers, after visiting Hong Kong, to travel to Hubei by air or high-speed rail to continue their tours.
The promotion event saw the signing of various cooperation agreements among related departments and organizations from Hubei and the two SARs.
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