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■梁偉文成為海洋公園第1億位遊客，一家四口獲贈海洋公園終身免費入場證。 資料圖片
香港海洋公園上月迎來開業34年來第1億位遊客，幸運降臨在本地遊客梁先生夫婦及其兩名幼子身上，這天他們陪同自杭州來港的堂姐一家遊玩。梁先生一家四口獲得了海洋公園贈送的厚禮—終身免費入場。這位幸運兒雖然是香港人，但從他陪同杭州的表姐遊玩可以看到，海洋公園遊客相當部分來自內地，內地遊客對香港旅遊業乃至整體經濟都帶來巨大動力。本港社會應善待內地遊客，吸引更多內地遊客，為香港經濟進一步增添動力。
內地旅客撐起香港旅遊業的大半邊天，去年訪港旅客創下3,600多萬人次的歷史新高，其中內地旅客佔整體旅客63%。2003年開放「自由行」至去年中，內地來港遊客累計突破8,900萬人次，總共為香港帶來840億元的經濟收入，大大提振香港經濟活力。來港內地遊客不斷增加，難免會出現個別遊客的不文明表現，但是若借題發揮，甚至「一竹竿打一船人」，別有用心地煽動港人仇恨內地遊客的情緒，這絕非香港之幸。其實，內地已經重視民眾的旅遊文明教育，大多數來港的內地遊客也是文明有禮，與港人和來自世界各地的遊客和睦相處。香港應為內地遊客提供良好的服務，吸引更多內地遊客來港，進一步發揮旅遊業的支柱作用。
Treat mainland visitors well and boost the local economy
Last month the Ocean Park Hong Kong received the 100 millionth visitor in its 34 years of operation. Luck went to Mr. Leung, a local Hong Kong resident, his wife and their two little children. The family was on that day accompanying Mr. Leung's cousin and her family who had come from Hangzhou to the Ocean Park. The four members of the Leung family received a precious gift from the Ocean Park - free lifetime admission. The lucky person was a local Hong Konger, but the fact that he visited Ocean Park for accompanying his cousin from Hangzhou reveals that a relatively large number of visitors to the Ocean Park have come from the mainland. Now, mainland tourists represent a major driving force of not only the Hong Kong tourism industry but also the entire economy. The Hong Kong society should treat mainland tourists well in order to attract more visitors from the mainland and foster a further boost to the economy of Hong Kong.
Mainland visitors now account for a major share of the local tourism industry. Last year, visitors coming to Hong Kong reported a record-breaking figure of more than 36 million, among which, 63% were mainland visitors. From the launch of the "individual visit" in 2003 to mid-2010, aggregate mainland visitors had reached 89 million, contributing HK$84 billion to the Hong Kong revenue and giving a great boost to the local economy. As more and more mainland visitors come, it is inevitable that some of them may display some uncivilized behavior. However, exaggerating the matter, making a sweeping generalization and willfully fanning local residents' hatred towards mainland visitors are contrary to the interests of Hong Kong. In fact, the mainland has recently put more emphasis on civilization education of its people. Most mainland visitors are civilized and polite; they get along very well with both the local people of Hong Kong and visitors from other parts of the world. Hong Kong should provide good services for mainland visitors so that more tourists from the mainland can be attracted to come and the tourism industry, as a major pillar of the local economy, can be further reinforced. ■Translation by開明
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