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國慶黃金周|內地客累計逾131萬人次 楊淑芬:旅客錯峰出行令黃金周效應延長(劉倩桐報道)

國慶黃金周|內地客累計逾131萬人次 楊淑芬:旅客錯峰出行令黃金周效應延長(劉倩桐報道)

【Now新聞台】內地國慶黃金周最後一天,不少旅客經西九龍高鐵站返回內地。截至早上10時,連同首七天假期,訪港內地客累計有逾131萬人次。旅議會指,不少內地客提早來港避開人潮,有助延長黃金周效應,對整體客量感到滿意。 國慶黃金周來到尾聲,早上在西九龍高鐵站不少旅客拖著行李,準備乘搭高鐵回內地。在顯示屏見到一片紅色,早上大部分離境列車車票已售罄。有旅客指,在香港過國慶假期氣氛濃厚,專程來港度假5日。上海旅客母小姐:「看到街道上都掛滿了中國國旗覺得很開心,過來之後亦覺得香港人特別熱情友善都很好,所以這趟玩得很開心。我有買相機,所以有比較大的(消費),去香港迪士尼也花比較多的錢,我們兩個應該有兩萬多元。」她就帶同小朋友,7日的國慶假期都在香港度過。江西旅客陳女士:「這有意義,難得國慶和中秋在一起,所以我們來體驗一下、感受一下。」亦有旅客抓緊假期的尾巴,市內多個打卡位都有旅客的蹤影。不少遊客都期望感受老香港情懷,九龍寨城公園展出了城寨的電影場景,吸引不少人來打卡。內地國慶黃金周首七日,整體訪港客量有150萬人次,其中內地旅客有約129萬5千人次,按年升6.4%。而海外旅客亦有21萬人次,按年升幅 Source link

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China uses seawater for equipment cooling

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