Ayra Wang

The Housing Society, answerable for sponsored housing estates in Sha Tau Kok, ought to make use of expertise to nip within the bud potential tourism disruptions for residents after opening up the border city, stated the district’s rural committee’s vice-chairman, Tsang Tuk-on.

Tsang stated yesterday that aside from including administration workers, the society also needs to set up extra CCTVs.

This got here in any case areas apart from Chung Ying Avenue had been opened as much as guests from Monday, with the day by day cap on tourism numbers set at 1,000.

Tsang stated the one fear for residents was the visitors burden posed by guests and that the committee has recommended bus stations be arrange in Tai Po and Tai Wo for routes heading to and from Sha Tau Kok.

The Transport Bureau was additionally urged to make use of Lung Shan Tunnel to ease the visitors toll.

”It might not solely save time for vacationers, but in addition make it extra handy for residents,” Tsang stated.

Tsang stated vacationers who additionally need to go to close by sights similar to Lai Chi Wo and Ap Chau can now take pleasure in a round-trip ferry ticket of HK$80 to and from Sha Tau Kok that’s legitimate for seven days.

The federal government has introduced incentives beginning this 12 months, with journey brokers that run excursions masking no less than two in-depth tourism spots and one interactive expertise eligible to obtain HK$200 per customer, capped at HK$20,000 per tour.

Brokers are additionally inspired to run thematic excursions that contain nationwide historical past, inexperienced ecology, marine, conventional tradition, popular culture and inventive experiences with a HK$400 incentive, capped at HK$40,000 per tour.

Brokers cap apply for the in-depth journey incentives from Monday to July 31.

Particulars of the scheme for thematic journey might be revealed this month.