Hong Kong - Isibalo sabavakashi eMacau senyuke cishe ngamaphesenti angama-23 ngonyaka odlule, nokubeka indawo yokugembula ekhula ngokushesha ukuze idlule iHong Kong engumakhelwane.
Iqembu elincane, elalibuswa amaPutukezi phambilini, elinabantu abangaba ingxenye yesigidi babhalise abangaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-27 abafika ngo-2007, okukhuphuke ngamaphesenti angama-22.7 kunonyaka odlule, ngokwezibalo zikahulumeni.
I-Hong Kong ibhalise izivakashi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-28, okuwukukhula ngamaphesenti angaphezu kwe-10 ngo-2006 kanye nerekhodi. Uma amazinga okukhula egcinwa, iMacau izohola kulo nyaka.
Ukwenyuka okubukhali kwenani labahambi abama eMacau kugqamisa uguquko olukhulu lwendawo eyake yalala eminyakeni edlule kusukela yabuyiselwa ekubuseni kwamaShayina ngo-1999.
Ukweqa kukaMacau ngaphambi kweHong Kong ngenani eliphelele labavakashi bekungeke kube kubi kuleli koloni langaphambili laseBrithani, kusho u-Andrew Chan, umsizi kaprofesa eSikoleni Sokuphathwa Kwehhotela Nezokuvakasha kanye neYunivesithi yaseHong Kong Polytechnic.
Ikhaya labantu ababalelwa ezigidini ezingu-7, iHong Kong isalokhu ihamba phambili njengendawo yokuthenga futhi isikhumulo sezindiza sayo siyisikhungo esingenakuqhathaniswa. Ezokuvakasha zifaka isandla endaweni ethile phakathi kwamaphesenti angama-20 nangama-30 okuthengiswa kwezitolo zaseHong Kong, zilinganisela osomnotho, kwathi ngo-2007, zaba negalelo elilinganiselwa kumaphesenti angu-6-8 we-GDP.
“Eqinisweni, angiboni njengokuncintisana. Kunalokho kuqinisa isikhundla seHong Kong,” kusho uChan, wengeza ngokuthi iziphathimandla kumele ziqhamuke nezindlela zokwenza kube lula ukuhamba phakathi kweHong Kong neMacau. "Izosiphakela imakethe."
Izikebhe zihamba njalo phakathi kweHong Kong neMacau, kuthatha cishe ihora. Ngendiza enophephela emhlane, uhambo luthatha imizuzu eyi-15.
Umnotho waseMacau uthuthukile selokhu kwaqedwa ukuqolwa kwekhasino okwathatha amashumi eminyaka futhi iBeijing yaxegisa imingcele yokuhamba kubavakashi baseChina abavela emadolobheni amaningi.
Amakhasino amaningana abanikazi bangaphandle, asesitayela sase-Las Vegas asenyukile, okuhlanganisa ne-Las Vegas Sands' yaseVenetian Macau, eziqhenya ngekhasino enkulu kunazo zonke emhlabeni.
Akumangalisi ukuthi umthombo omkhulu futhi owodwa okhula ngokushesha wezivakashi e-Macau ngonyaka odlule kwakuyi-China, ehlanganisa amaphesenti angu-55 engqikithi. Isibalo sezivakashi zaseChina sikhule ngamaphesenti angama-24, ngokwezibalo.
Izibalo zikaMacau beziphakathi kweziphakeme kakhulu esifundeni.
I-China ngo-2006 yaba nokuvakashelwa okuningi ukwedlula noma yiliphi elinye izwe, nabafika emhlabeni jikelele abayizigidi ezingu-124, ngokusho kwe-Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA).
I-Thailand yayinabantu abacishe babe yizigidi eziyi-14 abafika ngo-2006, iMalaysia yabona abafika abayizigidi eziyi-17.5 kwathi iSingapore yaba ngaphezu kwezigidi eziyi-9, kusho i-PATA. Ngokuphambene, iJapan yamukele izivakashi eziyizigidi ezingu-7.3 kuphela.
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