An aircraft takes off from Hong Kong International Airport, as anti-government protesters plan to disrupt transport services to the airport, on Monday. And destinations such as Singapore are benefiting as mainland Chinese tourists skip Hong Kong. Hong Kong, on the other hand, saw a 5.5% year on year drop in tourists in July. Last week, Bloomberg reported that Chinese tour groups to Hong Kong were set to drop 86% for golden week, citing Hong Kong's Travel Industry Council. "The Hong Kong tourism industry is depressed now," said Hong Kong tourism lawmaker Yiu Si-wing.

Source: Bangkok Post October 02, 2019 12:33 UTC