Abaphathi bezokuvakasha eHong Kong bazichithile iziphakamiso zokuthi izingxabano eziqubuka phakathi kwezakhamizi nabavakashi basemaphandleni eminyakeni yamuva zizovimba izivakashi ezivela ezwenikazi.
Ngonyaka odlule, izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingama-28.1 zavakashela eHong Kong - amaphesenti angama-67 yenani lezivakashi, kusho uGreg So, unobhala wezohwebo nokuthuthukiswa komnotho kuhulumeni wesifunda sokuphatha esikhethekile.
Izwekazi seliphenduke umthombo omkhulu wezivakashi zaseHong Kong, wathi, futhi nenani lezivakashi ezivakashela leli dolobha liyakhula.
"Ngokuvulwa kwechweba lethu lemikhumbi yokuhamba ngomkhumbi ngonyaka ozayo, silindele ukunikeza abavakashi basemazweni ezinye izinketho," esho.
UJoseph Tung, umqondisi omkhulu weHong Kong Travel Industry Council, uthe ukholelwa ukuthi imboni yezokuvakasha ethuthukayo yedolobha kufanele ibonge izinyathelo zikahulumeni zokuhlenga ngo-2003 lapho iHong Kong "yayicishe yafa" ngenxa yokuqubuka kweSARS.
“Ngaleso sikhathi akekho owavakashela eHong Kong. Amanye amazwe nawo ayesaba ukuthi izivakashi zaseHong Kong eziphumayo zizosabalalisa lesi sifo. Besikhathazeke kakhulu,” usho kanje.
Lapho uhulumeni omkhulu enquma ukuvumela abavakashi abavela kwamanye amazwe abavela emadolobheni athile ukuba bavakashele eHong Kong ngaphandle kokujoyina amaqembu okuvakasha ngo-July 2003, ngokushesha kwathuthukisa ezokuvakasha.
Ngo-August 2003, izivakashi ezingaphezu kuka-946,000 zavakashela eHong Kong, okuwukwanda ngamaphesenti angu-43 esikhathini esifanayo sonyaka owandulele, ngokusho komkhandlu.
Ithonya labavakashi basezweni elikhulu kuleli dolobha libe likhulu kakhulu. Abantu abengeziwe embonini yezokuvakasha neyokudayisa yedolobha sebefunde ukukhuluma isiMandarin.
“Ngisho nalapho siyothenga, umthengisi, engakwazi ukusitshela ezivakashini zasezweni elikhulu, wayekhuluma nathi ngesiMandarin, esikhundleni sesiCanton,” kusho uGreg So, encokola ngokuthi wafunda isiMandarin ngokwengxenye lapho ethenga.
Kodwa kanye nokwanda kwenani lezivakashi, kuphinde kube nenani elikhulayo lezingxabano.
Ngo-2010, u-Chen Youming, 65, owayengumdlali weqembu lesizwe le-ping-pong, wamelwa yinhliziyo futhi washona lapho ephoqeleka ukuthi ayothenga e-Hong Kong engenalayisensi.
Ngonyaka odlule, omunye umqondisi wabavakashi wahileleka ezingxabanweni zamazwi nezomzimba nabavakashi abathathu basezweni elikhulu. Imibiko yathi umqondisi wabavakashi uhole iqembu elinamalungu angu-33 esitolo sobucwebe, kodwa akekho noyedwa eqenjini owathenga okuthile phakathi nalesi sikhathi sokuhlala amahora amabili. Umqondisi wabavakashi waqala ukubathethisa.
Futhi ngonyaka odlule, ividiyo ebonisa owesifazane wasezwenikazi kanye nezakhamuzi ezimbalwa zaseHong Kong zixabana esitimeleni esingaphansi komhlaba yasakazwa ku-inthanethi. Lona wesifazane wayevumele ingane yakhe ukuba idle esitimeleni esingaphansi komhlaba, okungavunyelwe eHong Kong. Ividiyo ivule ingxoxo eshubile ku-inthanethi.
Ukuphawula kwabezindaba bathi ukwanda kwenani lezingxabano kuwumkhuba omusha. Kodwa uTung uthe lezi zigameko ziyizigameko nje.
Umkhandlu wenza konke okusemandleni ukulawula imboni nabaqondisi bezivakashi ukuze kugwenywe izigameko ezifana nalezi ukuthi zingangcolisi isithunzi saseHong Kong, esho.
Okungenani abaqondisi bezivakashi abayisikhombisa bamisiwe amalayisensi abo, esho. Inkampani yezokuvakasha eyaqasha umqondisi wezivakashi ongenazo izincwadi eziphoqa uChen Youming ukuthi athenge ilahlekelwe ilayisense yebhizinisi, kusho uTung.
Kuvulwe izingcingo zocingo ukuze kuqoshwe izikhalo zezivakashi. Isibalo sezikhalazo sehle ngamaphesenti angu-40 ezinyangeni ezinhlanu zokuqala zalo nyaka uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule, esho.
UTung uthe unethemba lokuthi uhulumeni omkhulu uzovumela izakhamizi zasemadolobheni amaningi amakhulu ukuthi zivakashele eHong Kong ngaphandle kokujoyina amaqembu abavakashi.
Njengamanje, izakhamuzi zasemadolobheni amakhulu angu-49 zingaya eHong Kong ngaphandle kokujoyina amaqembu okuvakasha.
