Noma kunjalo ezokuvakasha eHong Kong njengamanje isekuweni kwamahhala ngenxa yemibhikisho eqhubekayo, okusho ukuthi kubahambi ukuthengiselana okuningi. Amanye amanani angcono kakhulu amahhotela nokuvakasha anikezwa labo abathanda ukuya edolobheni.
Ngenxa yomsebenzi ophumelelayo weBhodi Lezokuvakasha laseHong Kong (HKTB), idolobha lihlala liphephile kubavakashi. Akekho nesivakashi esilimale ngesikhathi sanoma yimiphi imibhikisho. Futhi, i-HKTB ihlale iqaphile ekugcineni iwebhusayithi yayo unolwazi lwakamuva ngezindaba zakamuva, isikhumulo sezindiza, kanye nolwazi lwethrafikhi lwalabo abazovakasha.
Kodwa iqiniso elidabukisayo liwukuthi, izinombolo zezokuvakasha zisengozini ngenxa yemibhikisho eqhubekayo manje osukwini lwe-124. Uhulumeni ulinganisela isibalo sezivakashi zaseShayina sizokwehla ngamaphesenti angu-60 ekupheleni konyaka uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule.
Ngokuvamile, abathengisi baseShayina babheke ngabomvu “Evikini Legolide” lapho iholide Losuku Lwezwe lugujwa phakathi nesonto lokuqala lika-Okthoba. Lesi kuvame ukuba yisikhathi lapho abahambi basezwenikazi laseChina bebhekisa amabombo eHong Kong ngobuningi ukuyojabulela imigubho. Kodwa ukubhukha uhambo kulo nyaka kwehle ngo-39.7% uma kuqhathaniswa nonyaka odlule. E-Macau, lapho bekungekho khona imibhikisho, i-Golden Week yaletha ukuvakashelwa okucishe kube yizigidi ezi-1, okuwukunyuka ngamaphesenti ayi-11.5.
IHong Kong ithole umbhikisho wayo wokuqala ngoJuni 9 iphikisana nomthethosivivinywa wokubuyiselwa kwamazwe ngamazwe. Umthethosivivinywa ohlongozwayo wethulwa ngoFebhuwari walo nyaka futhi wafuna ukusungula indlela yokudluliselwa kwababaleki hhayi eTaiwan kuphela, kodwa nase-Mainland China naseMacau, okwamanje engafakwanga yimithetho ekhona.
Lo mthethosivivinywa udale ukugxekwa okusabalele ngaphakathi nangaphandle okuvela kosomabhizinisi, ohulumeni bangaphandle, abezomthetho, kanye namaqembu abezindaba abesaba ukuguguleka kwesistimu yezomthetho yaseHong Kong nesimo sebhizinisi. NgoJuni 15, iChief Executive uCarrie Lam umemezele ukuthi uzosimisa lesi siphakamiso, kodwa imibhikisho eqhubekayo ifuna uhoxiswe ngokuphelele kwalo mthethosivivinywa.
Njengoba imibhikisho isigqame kakhulu kwabezindaba futhi yanda ngosayizi, ukubhukha izindiza eziya eChina kwehle kakhulu ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwekhulu. Lokhu kulingana nezindiza eziningi ezikhanselwayo kunezindiza ezintsha ezibhukhwayo. Ngomhla ziyi-100 ku-Agasti, ababhikishi esikhumulweni sezindiza saseHong Kong bavala izindiza ezicishe zibe ngu-12 eziya futhi zibuya eHong Kong ngalolo suku.
Ibhodi Lezokuvakasha laseHong Kong labela izinsiza zokusiza imboni yezokuvakasha. UMnu. Edward Yau Tan, uNobhala Wezohwebo Nokuthuthukiswa Komnotho, uthe izinhlelo zezokuvakasha zasendaweni eziqondiswe kubantu baseHong Kong zingazuza abaqondisi bendawo. Uhulumeni usalungisa izindlela zokuheha izivakashi ezivela phesheya.
