'3.2mn to enter or leave HK during Tuen Ng Festival'
'3.2mn to enter or leave HK during Tuen Ng Festival'
Tuen Ng Festival, best known for its dragon boat races, is a big draw for visitors. File photo: RTHK
More than three million people will pass through the city's borders during this year's Tuen Ng Festival holiday, according to the Immigration Department.
In a statement, authorities said that major tourist attractions will be implementing special crowd management plans to accommodate the surge in visitors from May 31 to June 2.
The Immigration Department projects a peak in outbound traffic on May 31 with approximately 570,000 departures, while inbound travel is forecast to peak on June 1 with 540,000 arrivals.
It added that roughly 380,000 visitors from the mainland are expected to come to Hong Kong during the holiday. The daily average visitor arrival is expected to increase by 16 percent year-on-year.
The Travel Industry Authority and the trade estimated that around 340 mainland tour groups will visit Hong Kong, a 30 percent jump from last year.
In all, about 3.2 million passengers – both locals and visitors – are expected to enter or depart the SAR during the three-day period, with 2.73 million passing through the land border crossings.
June 2 is a public holiday on the mainland, but not in Hong Kong.
To manage the influx, a cross-departmental command centre led by police, immigration, customs and other agencies will monitor border checkpoints in real time and deploy additional staff as needed.
The Transport Department has coordinated enhanced transit services, including increased shuttle bus frequencies at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge and expanded quotas for cross-boundary coaches.
The MTR will also bolster East Rail Line trains between Admiralty and Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations.
Additionally, telecom providers and the MTR have upgraded network and Wi-Fi capacities at high-traffic points to ensure connectivity during peak periods.
Chief Secretary Eric Chan on Monday chaired a meeting of the interdepartmental working group on festival arrangements to coordinate preparations for welcoming visitors to Hong Kong during the long weekend.
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
RTHK
4 days ago
- RTHK
Half-price MTR rides on July 13
Half-price MTR rides on July 13 All passengers will enjoy half-fare rides on July 13. File photo: RTHK All MTR passengers will enjoy half-fare rides on Sunday, July 13, as part of a rebate arrangement due to its service suspension on the entire Tseung Kwan O line last month. Passengers will enjoy the discount on the MTR, light rail and MTR bus service, as well as cross-border trips running to and from Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations on the East Rail Line, with the Octopus card or QR code tickets in the heavy rail network. In addition, the MTR will offer a free ride to passengers on the Tseung Kwan O line. Passengers who entered or exited stations along the line between May 18 and June 15 with Octopus are entitled to the free ride by June 20. To collect the free ride, passengers will have to register as a member on the MTR's mobile application by June 15. The rail firm will offer the public HK$19.2 million in compensation over the May 22 disruption during the evening rush hour that lasted more than five hours.
RTHK
4 days ago
- RTHK
Half-fare MTR rides on July 13
Half-fare MTR rides on July 13 All passengers will enjoy half-fare rides on July 13. File photo: RTHK All MTR passengers will enjoy half-fare rides on Sunday, July 13, as part of compensation due to its service suspension on the entire Tseung Kwan O line last month. Passengers will enjoy the discount on the MTR, light rail and MTR bus service, as well as cross-border trips running to and from Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations on the East Rail Line, with the Octopus card or QR code tickets in the heavy rail network. In addition, the MTR will offer a free ride to passengers on the Tseung Kwan O line. Passengers who entered or exited stations along the line between May 18 and June 15 with Octopus are entitled to the free ride by June 20. To collect the free ride, passengers will have to register as a member on the MTR's mobile application by June 15. The rail firm will offer the public HK$19.2 million in compensation over the May 22 disruption during the evening rush hour that lasted more than five hours and several other incidents.
RTHK
4 days ago
- RTHK
Cable car fares to rise by 6.2 percent
Cable car fares to rise by 6.2 percent Fare for a standard adult round-trip ticket on Ngong Ping 360 cable car will go up to HK$295 from the current HK$270. File photo: RTHK Tickets for the Ngong Ping 360 cable car system will go up for the first time in almost two years on June 10, with an average increase of 6.2 percent. The fare for a standard round-trip ticket for adults will go up to HK$295 from the current HK$270, while the price for children aged 3 to 11 will rise from HK$135 to HK$150. Crystal Cabin ticket prices will also increase for both adults and children, with round-trip fares going up to HK$365 and HK$220, respectively. Senior ticket prices will remain unchanged. Hong Kong residents, meanwhile, can enjoy the current fares until the end of August by presenting a valid Hong Kong ID or birth certificate. The cable car operator also announced that the price for the adult annual pass will climb to HK$620 from HK$595 from July 10.
