The Aporia · Hong Kong targets film tourism boom and higher-level tennis tournaments

Hong Kong aims to boost its tourism industry by targeting a value addition of HK$126 billion (US$16 billion) by 2030 through initiatives like themed filming location tours and hosting higher-level tennis tournaments. The city’s five-year development plan, announced in the policy address on Wednesday, also seeks to increase non-mainland Chinese visitors among overnight travelers to 40% by 2030 and introduce a series of “+ Tourism” initiatives that combine travel with various attractions like finance, industrial brands, ecological conservation, and heritage.

Written by AI on 2026-09-16, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Hong Kong is aiming to boost its tourism industry by focusing on film locations and high-level tennis tournaments. The city's first five-year development plan, covering 2026-30, sets a target of raising the tourism sector’s value added from HK$86.2 billion in 2024 to HK$126 billion by 2030, representing an increase of about 40 to 50 percent. The plan also aims to raise the proportion of non-mainland Chinese visitors among overnight travelers to 40% by 2030. Specific initiatives include introducing themed tourism routes highlighting famous film locations and exploring upgrades to Victoria Park’s Centre Court to host higher-level tennis tournaments.

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Hong Kong targets film tourism boom and higher-level tennis tournaments Policy blueprint sets HK$126 billion tourism target by 2030, with film tourism and major sporting events among its priorities Hong Kong will introduce themed tourism routes showcasing the city’s most recognisable filming locations and explore upgrading Victoria Park’s Centre Court to host higher-level tennis tournaments, as authorities seek to significantly increase the sector’s economic contribution under the city’s first five-year development plan. The 2026-30 blueprint aims to

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🔮 Hong Kong targets film tourism boom and higher-level tennis tournaments Policy blueprint sets HK$126 billion tourism target by 2030, with film tourism and major sporting events among its priorities Hong Kong will introduce themed tourism routes showcasing the city’s most recognisable filming locations and explore upgrading Victoria Park’s Centre Court to host higher-level tennis tournaments, as authorities seek to significantly increase the sector’s economic contribution under the city’s first five-year development plan. The 2026-30 blueprint aims to

2026-09-16 · South China Morning Post

Hong Kong targets film tourism boom and higher-level tennis tournaments · assertive framing

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It also targets increasing the proportion of non-mainland Chinese visitors among overnight travellers to 40 per cent by the end of the decade. asserted

It → target → decade

Among the more immediate measures unveiled alongside the plan in Wednesday’s policy address were a series of “+ Tourism” initiatives aimed at combining travel with mega-events, finance, industrial brands, ecological conservation and heritage. asserted

series → unveil → events

The government will also promote film tourism, yacht tourism, urban renewal and homestay accommodation on outlying islands. asserted

government → promote → islands

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