商经局陈百里:酒店入住率急挫 11月上半月访港旅客减逾50%
署理商务及经济发展局局长陈百里今日(27日)回覆立法会议员提问时称,由於中美贸易摩擦持续加上近期发生的社会事件等因素,访港旅游业已受到严重打击,旅客数字由2019年首六个月录得正增长,到7月起由升转跌。在2019年第三季,整体访港旅客较去年同期急跌26%至1,190万人次,是自2003年第二季以来最大的按年跌幅。访港旅客的跌幅在10月超过四成,而初步数字显示,11月上半个月更下跌超过五成。
酒店业亦连带受挫。酒店房间平均入住率由去年第三季的91%显着下跌至2019年同期的72%。酒店实际平均房租亦较去年同期回落16.2%。
访港旅游业受到重创,与消费及旅游相关行业(即零售、住宿及膳食服务业)的失业率由第二季的3.9%上升至8至10月的5%,是自2017年初以来的最高水平。当中,餐饮服务业的失业率更由第二季的4.3%急升至8至10月的6.1%,为超过六年来的高位。这些行业合计的就业人数的按年跌幅也由第二季的0.8%,大幅扩大至8至10月的7.2%。与第二季比较,业内就业人数合计减少约4.7万人。
陈百里称,近月的示威冲突令香港的旅游形象严重受损,访港旅客人数下跌,本港各行各业均受影响。因应此情况,旅发局已积极筹备短期至长期的推广计划,将适时陆续推出。旅发局会密切留意事态发展,作出相应的安排,详情稍後公布。
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