Moves on track to change the landscape for visitors

The government of Hong Kong has pledged to shift its focus to high-end tourism, which would boost the economy while mitigating the disruption low-end tourism can bring to local communities.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board, a statutory body established in 2001 to promote the city as a travel destination, will change its business promotion strategies this year.

Meanwhile, in a document submitted to the Legislative Council Panel on Economic Development in February, the Tourism Commission, a high-level body in the city's Commerce and Economic Development Bureau, said: "The development of Hong Kong tourism should not be focused on just achieving a rise in visitor numbers, but on pursuing balanced, healthy and long-term growth by developing diversified products and high-yield tourism."