Hong Kong can be a sports tourism hub: lawmakers

Hong Kong can be a sports tourism hub: lawmakers

Lawmakers on Friday called on the government to bring large-scale sporting events to Hong Kong, after this year’s Rugby Sevens attracted thousands of international visitors to the city.

At a press briefing, sports sector lawmaker Kenneth Fok said 42 percent of the spectators at the sevens were tourists from overseas, and this demonstrated Hong Kong’s potential to become a sports tourism hub.

Fok said Hong Kong should collaborate with other Greater Bay Area cities in hosting international mega sporting events, as th

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