The "two-way journey" drives the upgrading and upgrading of consumption in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area
2023-08-17
The nighttime economy is experiencing a hot upgrade, diversified consumption continues to emerge, and shopping festivals frequently appear... Since the comprehensive resumption of customs clearance between mainland China and Hong Kong in February this year, the flow of "two-way travel" people has continued to rise, and the "cross city consumption" in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area is hot. While the overall consumption continues to expand, it continues to improve and upgrade. As night fell, accompanied by familiar Cantonese songs, the "Xiaogang Night" night market in Shatoujiao, Yantian, Shenzhen flooded with people. Rows of small stalls are steaming, and various delicacies tempt people's taste buds. In April of this year, a group of Hong Kong '95 generation' entrepreneurial youth came to Sha Tau Kok to create this entrepreneurship and innovation night market block, introducing nearly 40 Hong Kong style merchants. Since its opening in early July, the cumulative number of consumers has exceeded 150000, and many Hong Kong people have come to consume, "said Wang Yan, the general manager of" Xiaogangye "investment operation. 'Xiaogang Night' is just a part of Shenzhen's night economy. With the influx of consumers heading north, from the "Xiaogang Night" in Yantian, to the east gate of Luohu, Renmin South, the Imperial Square in Futian, the Happy Valley in Nanshan, the Window of the World... On summer nights, the streets of Shenzhen are crowded with people, and the street corner restaurants are brightly lit. I leave work at 5 pm and take the subway from Admiralty Station. At around 6 pm, I arrive at Luohu Port and take the subway directly to Dongmen Old Street. After finishing my manicure, I have a barbecue and it's very convenient to stay in Shenzhen or return to Hong Kong that night. "Hong Kong resident Ms. Zeng said that she usually comes to Shenzhen for shopping every month. According to data from the Shenzhen Power Supply Bureau of China Southern Power Grid, from January to July this year, the nighttime electricity consumption in the Shenzhen commercial area (from 19:00 to 22:00) was 128 million kilowatt hours, a year-on-year increase of 12.35%. According to the latest statistics from the Hong Kong Immigration Department, over 4.68 million Hong Kong residents traveled north in July alone, with an estimated consumption amount of HKD 4 billion. At present, the connectivity of various software and hardware, such as "Hong Kong bus going north", "Macao bus going north", Shenzhen Hong Kong bus and subway scanning, AlipayHK (Alipay Hong Kong) landing, has facilitated the "two-way travel" of mainland and Hong Kong and Macao residents, and also promoted the diversified and high-end development of cross city consumption. In the past, Hong Kong people mainly focused on dining, beauty and nail enhancement projects when they went north for consumption. Since then, they have expanded to more areas of life such as car repair and dental treatment. At a dental hospital near Futian Port, weekend appointments have been fully booked, and the average consumption of Hong Kong guests exceeds HKD 3000. According to the "2023 Insight into China's Exquisite Catering Industry - Shenzhen Hong Kong Regional Edition" released on August 11th, the number of Hong Kong users browsing Shenzhen Black Pearl Restaurant online surged by 636% year-on-year in the first half of this year. Mainland tourists to Hong Kong used to focus more on traditional areas such as shopping and catering, but now more and more tourists are choosing deep tours. For example, venues and activities that combine historical and cultural elements of Hong Kong, such as the Palace Museum of Culture and the Hong Kong Book Fair, have attracted many mainland tourists. The popularity of Shenzhen citizens coming to Hong Kong for consumption is high. The Hong Kong Book Fair has nearly one million visitors, many of whom are friends of Shenzhen, "said Zeng Yijing, Shenzhen representative of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The popularity of consumption cannot be separated from the active promotion of the government. In the first half of this year, governments at all levels in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macao issued multiple policies to promote consumption and provide subsidies for the benefit of the people, and jointly created consumption season activities and "One
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Source:Xinhua News Agency
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