Hong Kong - Isibhakabhaka saseHong Kong esiyinganekwane sasiza ukuheha izivakashi ezibalelwa ezigidini ezingama-27 kule ndawo ngonyaka odlule, kodwa abagibeli bendiza kanokusho i-Queen Mary 2 babone i-vista ehluke kancane lapho umkhumbi omkhulu ufika endaweni. Esikhundleni sokukhuphuka amabhilidi namagquma aluhlaza, abagibeli balo mkhumbi babona izintaba zamabhokisi emikhumbi ensimbi namakhreni anjengamathambo lapho umkhumbi owawungamathani angu-151,400 XNUMX ume esikhumulweni semikhumbi sedolobha eKwai Chung.
Nokho i-Queen Mary 2 ayihlukile ngokuba yinkulu kakhulu ukuthi ingakwazi ukuma endaweni yabagibeli bendawo ekhona endaweni yase-Ocean Terminal enkabeni yesifunda sezivakashi sase-Tsim Sha Tsui.
USean Kelly, isikhulu esiphezulu kwaModern Terminals, okuyitheminali ebiphethe iQueen Mary 2, uthe izinkampani zamatheminali iKwai Chung zizamile ukuphatha imikhumbi ethwala abantu, kodwa bekungenzeki ngaso sonke isikhathi ngoba amatheminali abematasa nemikhumbi yamakhonteyna.
Cishe ama-cruise liner ayisithupha ngonyaka kufanele ahlangane namakhonteyina athwala imikhumbi ukuze abophe amatheminali e-Kwai Chung.
Lesi simo mancane amathuba okuthi sishintshe kuze kube ngu-2012 lapho kuzovulwa itheminali entsha ye-US-410-million-dollar cruise airport esikhumulweni sezindiza sangaphambili e-Kai Tak maphakathi ne-Victoria Harbour.
Uhulumeni ukholelwa ukuthi lesi sikhumulo sizothuthukisa lokho osekuyimboni yezokuvakasha esanda kuzalwa ngokukhuthaza imikhumbi eminingi ukuthi ishayele, kukhuphule ukusetshenziswa kwezivakashi ngemali elinganiselwa ezigidini ezingama-US300 ngo-2020 nokudala amathuba emisebenzi ayi-11,000.
Kuze kube manje inani labagibeli bemikhumbi yomkhumbi lincane kakhulu njengengxenye yenani lenani labavakashi.
UKhomishana wezokuVakasha u-Au King-chi uthe isibalo sabagibeli bemikhumbi esihamba ngomkhumbi sifinyelele cishe ezigidini ezimbili ngonyaka odlule, kuhlanganisa nabangu-2 abafika futhi bahamba ngemikhumbi engama-500,000 evakashelwe.
I-Tourism Commission ithe amathenda okuthuthukisa lesi sakhiwo azovala ngoMashi 7. Kuze kube manje yiqembu elilodwa kuphela eliholwa yi-Star Cruises yaseMalaysia eselimemezele inhloso yalo yokucela amalungelo okuxhasa ngezimali, ukwakha nokusebenzisa lesi sikhungo.
I-Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, ezobuyela endaweni, izomisa imikhumbi e-Hong Kong kulo nyaka ngemuva kokungabikho kweminyaka eyisithupha, nayo ibheke ukuthuthukiswa kwesikhumulo esisha. IPhini likamongameli uCraig Milan uthe: “Sinentshisekelo ngephrojekthi ye-Kai Tak. Sifuna ukungena emakethe yaseChina enemakethe yezokuvakasha ekhulayo.”
U-Au uthe lesi sikhumulo esisha sizokwazi ukuphatha ama-cruise liners afinyelela kumathani angaba ngu-220,000, okuyiwona omkhulu kunawo wonke ocatshangwayo njengamanje.
Ibona ukubaluleka okwandayo komkhakha wemikhumbi yabahamba ngomkhumbi, i-Au isanda kwethula ikomidi lokweluleka embonini yezokuvakasha elihlanganisa abameleli bemizila emikhulu yezokuvakasha yamazwe ngamazwe okuhlanganisa izinkampani zase-Italy, i-Costa Crociere ne-MSC Cruises Asia kanye ne-Star Cruises ne-Royal Caribbean International kanye ne-Celebrity Cruises.
UJanet Lai, oyimenenja yezokuvakasha e-Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, uthe umhlangano wokuqala wekomiti owawungoFebhuwari 15 wavumelana ngokuthi kusungulwe ithimba elizobheka izinhlelo zokumisa ngaphambi kokuthi lesi sikhumulo esisha siqale ukusebenza.
Ikomidi lizophinde libheke izindlela zokukhuthaza ukubambisana nezifundazwe ezingomakhelwane ezisogwini eChina ukuthuthukisa izindlela zokuhamba ngomkhumbi kanye nokusebenzisana neziphathimandla zaseShayina ukuze kube lula ukungena kwemikhumbi yamachweba eHong Kong nasemachwebeni aseChina.
Inhloso isiyonke "ukuthuthukisa ukuthuthukiswa kwe-Hong Kong ibe isikhungo esihamba phambili sokuhamba ngomkhumbi esifundeni sezivakashi zasekhaya, zesifunda nezamazwe ngamazwe," kusho i-Tourism Commission.
Lokhu kuza phakathi nentshisekelo ekhulayo yabantu abahamba ngomkhumbi.
UFrancis Lai, umphathi jikelele wakwaMiramar Travel and Express, uthe kube nokukhula kwamadijithi amabili enanini labagibeli bemikhumbi yasendaweni. “Uma uqhathanisa u-2006 no-2005, kube nokukhula ngamaphesenti angu-15 embonini, futhi ngibikezela amaphesenti angu-20 ekupheleni kuka-2007,” usho kanje.
Ekhomba ukushintsha kwesikhalazo, uLai wengeze wathi, “Phambilini, abantu abaningi abajoyina uhambo lokuhamba ngomkhumbi bebethathe umhlalaphansi futhi sebekhulile impela. Kepha iqembu lemakethe elincane liyabathatha esikhundleni, abaphathi kanye nochwepheshe, abantu abaphakathi kweminyaka engama-40 kuye kwengama-50. ”
Izinkampani ze-Cruise line ziphendule ngokwakha izindlela zohambo ukusuka e-Hong Kong kuya ezindaweni eziningi okuyiwa kuzo ezifana ne-Thailand, Vietnam ne-Cambodia, i-Taiwan, i-Korea, i-Japan ne-China.
Amanye ala madolobha, ikakhulukazi i-Singapore, i-Shanghai ne-Xiamen ogwini olusempumalanga ye-China, aphendule ngokwakha ezawo izindawo ezintsha zokuhamba ngomkhumbi ukuze abhekane nalokhu kwanda kwesidingo.
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