City tourism chiefs look for greater sustainability

Authorities considering ways to boost tourist numbers and help the industry overcome a downturn in visitor arrivals, as Oswald Chan and Luis Liu report from Hong Kong.

In the past 20 years, tourism has emerged as the fastest-growing pillar of Hong Kong's economy, boosted by a rise in the number of visitors from the Chinese mainland.

However, having seen a recent fall in visitor numbers, the city has little room for complacency. Looking forward, the industry envisions a trajectory of balanced, healthy and long-term growth through diversified tourism products and sources of visitors.