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This incident at Yuen Long comes after tens of thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Hong Kong - the seventh weekend in a row that residents have come out in anger over the controversial Bill.Director of PR and communications at Dynasty Travel Alicia Seah said she has seen a 50 per cent fall in bookings and enquiries on Hong Kong in the past month, compared to the same period last year.
"Overall, the enquiries and demand for both leisure as well as meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions have been affected," she added. Still, Ms Toh said the customers who do call in have asked about the situation in Hong Kong, adding that CTC staff are in touch with land operators on the ground every day to give customers the latest updates.Ms Stella Chow, a senior manager of marketing at Hong Thai Travel, said Singapore travellers"might think twice" about going to Hong Kong now, adding that "a lot of uncertainty" remains following the train attack on Sunday.
"Hong Kong is an evergreen destination," Ms Seah said."But in the light of these protests, people are definitely opting for other alternatives."But the HKTB told CNA that it received about 56,500 visitors from Singapore in June, up 4.7 per cent compared to the same period last year. "We are hopeful that the impact is a short-term one," said Ms Seah of Dynasty Travel, noting that she does not expect the slow tourism demand to last beyond three months."We anticipate that hotels and airlines will be offering special discounts once the situation normalises to attract visitors to Hong Kong," she added.
"I think the same would be for Hong Kong, but we really have to see how the situation progresses," she said.For a lot of Singaporeans, CTC Travel's Ms Toh said Hong Kong remains a top destination when it comes to short getaways, pointing to its family-friendly attractions like Hong Kong Disneyland.
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