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零售回暖仍須居安思危 (2018/02/10)
零售回暖仍須居安思危 (2018/02/10)
「3、2、1!新年快樂!」伴隨着《友誼地久天長》音樂的響起,煙火音樂匯演正式拉開帷幕。其中有一幕「魔法星塵」的表演,令人印象深刻,以仙子在維港夜空撒落星塵為設計概念,寓意為香港送上新年祝福。之後,笑臉、星球及愛心等各式圖案在維港上空輪番出現,製造出如夢似幻的圖景。
旅發局將這次除夕煙火匯演,連同本地過去一年其他精彩的節慶活動一併向海外旅客推廣,的確有助吸引更多旅客訪港。據悉,2017年訪港旅客人次較前一年上升超過3%。同時亦帶動零售業總銷貨價值連升10個月。
新的一年有更多利好消息。例如,廣深港高鐵香港段和港珠澳大橋相繼通車,深圳與香港的第六個跨境口岸——蓮塘/香園圍口岸亦快將開通,這些都將幫助推動香港旅遊業發展,帶來大量新的客源。粵港澳大灣區的加速建設,也將給香港帶來新一波商機,旅遊及零售商既可在香港深耕,也可北上開拓大灣區市場,挖掘內地巨大的消費潛力。
但我們也須清楚認識到,香港旅遊及零售業不是「皇帝女不愁嫁」,仍面臨不少挑戰。據媒體報道,深圳羅湖區正規劃將羅湖、文錦渡、蓮塘三大口岸打造成跨境消費商圈,探索實施入境免稅、離境退稅等政策。淘寶、京東等電商強勢崛起,代購滿天下,競爭壓力不小。前幾年發生一連串衝擊內地旅客事件,導致2015及2016年入境旅客下跌,令業界經營帶來壓力。居安思危,香港零售業及旅遊業界應積極求變、不斷推陳出新,同時我們亦要繼續保持好客之都形象,令所有旅客玩得開心、買得放心,令復蘇勢態持續。
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