Umsizi Womphathi Wezobudlelwano Bomphakathi uBrea Burkholz we IBhodi Yezokuvakasha yaseHong Kong I-USA itshele eTurboNews ngoLwesihlanu nje, kwakungekho ntshisekelo yokuhlola amathuba okuxoxa naye eTurboNews. Kungase kubonise ukuthi izikhulu zezokuvakasha zaseHong Kong ziyalinda futhi zibone isikhundla ngemuva kwamasonto amaningi ezinxushunxushu endaweni ekhethekile yezomnotho yaseChina. Ngesikhathi esifanayo amakamelo amahhotela angenalutho, izitolo ezidonsa kanzima kanye nokuphazamiseka eDisneyland kuwumphumela wezinyanga zemibhikisho eHong Kong. Umbhikisho awuzange udambe ngenkathi Amaphoyisa aseHong Kong elokhu edubula ngesisi esikhalisa unyembezi ebhekise ezakhamuzini zawo.
I-Hong Kong imayelana nebhizinisi kanye nenani elikhulu labantu nezivakashi ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba. Ingxenye yezokuvakasha okungenani ayitholakali manje, futhi ochwepheshe bathi kuzothatha isikhathi eside ukuthi umnotho waseHongKong ululame. Umholi wedolobha uCarrie Lam uxwayise ngokuthi isizinda sezimali samazwe omhlaba sibhekene nenkinga yezomnotho embi kakhulu kunokuqubuka kwe-SARS yango-2003 eyakhubaza iHong Kong noma inkinga yezezimali yango-2008.
Manje ababhikishi eHong Kong sebeqale ukuhlala izinsuku ezintathu esikhumulweni sezindiza samazwe ngamazwe sedolobha - ngemva kosuku i-US ixwayise izakhamizi ukuthi "ziqaphe kakhulu" lapho ziya kuleli dolobha laseChina. Amanye amazwe amaningana - okuhlanganisa i-Australia, i-UK, i-Ireland, iSingapore kanye neJapane - nawo akhiphe izeluleko eziphakeme zokuhamba ngalokho i-US ekubiza ngokuthi imibhikisho "yezingxabano" endaweni yaseShayina.
Sekuphele amasonto ayisishiyagalolunye manje, imibuthano emelene nohulumeni ivame ukuphela ngezingxabano ezinodlame namaphoyisa - kanti abanye abangaba izivakashi bakhathazekile ukuthi leli dolobha lingase libe yingozi kakhulu kunakuqala. Idatha ye-Google Trends ikhombisa ukwanda okuphawulekayo kwegama lokusesha "I-Hong Kong iphephile” kusukela ekupheleni kukaJulayi, ngosesho oluningi oluvela e-Europe nakwezinye izingxenye ze-Asia.
UPDATE:
Ngemuva kokuthi lesi sihloko sishicilelwe Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Hong Kong linikeze lesi sitatimende esivela kuBill Flora, uMqondisi wase-US, Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha lase-Hong Kong esho
Njengoba ukuphepha nokuvikeleka kwabahambi e-Hong Kong kubaluleke kakhulu, i-Hong Kong Tourism Board iyaqhubeka nokuqapha isimo samanje eduze. Ngalesi sikhathi, imisebenzi yezokuvakasha eHong Kong iyaqhubeka njengokujwayelekile. Abasebenzi bamahhotela nezokungcebeleka nabo bayasiqapha isimo samanje, futhi bakulungele ukunikeza usizo oludingekayo ukuze banciphise imithelela kubahambi uma kwenzeka kuvela izimo ezingalindelekile. I-Hong Kong iyaqhubeka nokuba idolobha elimukela abahambi.
eTurboNews enguqulweni yangaphambili uthe uBill Flora ushiye i-HKTB futhi akaseyena uMqondisi wase-US. Lesi sitatimende besingalungile, futhi siyaxolisa ngephutha.
UPaul Garcia ushiye ihhovisi laseLos Angeles leBhodi Lezokuvakasha laseHong Kong.
