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Hong Kong’s leader says bold tourism ideas welcome but must be practical

  • John Lee tells lawmakers that imaginative ways to lure tourists to city are needed, but logistics must be feasible

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Chief Executive John Lee attends a question and answer session at the legislature. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong’s leader has asked lawmakers to consider the feasibility of their tourism ideas, noting that while grand ones are welcome, they may be challenging to implement.

Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu also said on Thursday the city should aim to be a “paradise” but one to which visitors would return, referring to the Chinese fable The Peach Blossom Spring.

“Personally, Hong Kong’s most beautiful attraction is our Victoria Harbour,” he told lawmakers at his second question and answer session at the Legislative Council this year.

He said the government had heard suggestions in the past about how Hong Kong could design a show in which “something could rise up from the harbour at certain times of the day”.

“In theory, it sounds striking, but the feasibility of it and how it would operate locally – it was a challenge,” he said.

Lee recalled he had asked the person advocating the idea to think of ways to solve the logistical challenges.

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