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11 first day of national day Golden Week, Hong Kong lost Grand.

Several Hong Kong media reported on October 1 this year, the situation only as ordinary weekend holidays, some businesses even the 11 as "the worst week".

Sing Tao daily reported that the 11 Golden weeks in inbound tourism and retail markets, the cruise this year do not return to the past, Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui, Causeway Bay and Wan Chai and other passengers, found tourists disappeared in downtown Canton Road store queues in front of the long lost track, coaches on the street "lined up" in regard to no.

Head of the jewellery chain said, on October 1 this year only if ordinary weekend holiday, restaurant, according to usual in the tourist areas of restaurants, did not go to the door, there has been a crowded waiting outside the door, but yesterday afternoon the city still has many "empty shops". Golden Week is pale and had even spread to the far North, Sheung Shui, some companies say, in the past, "a long day", but this year the "11" business is bad, the afternoon is more "flies" almost a tourist there.

Goldsmith and watch shop in Mong Kok and traffic is sparse, only one or two large chain of jewellery shops is still full of guests.

The South China Morning Post reported, Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, luxury shops in the past long gone, Praya empty more than more than more than 10 top jewelry stores, some more in-store staff than guests.

Pharmacies face the same dilemma, one open pharmacy in Canton Road and the seafront road, Mr Yang said, this is the worst he has ever seen the "Golden Week". Mr Yang said that October 1 only thousands of businesses (turnover) last year dropped by 70%.

Ocean Park expected number of visitors during the national day this year will be lower than last year from 10% to 20%.

Hotel prices drop, a special reception in Port-au-Prince said mainland tourists to the Hotel Manager, double standard room price HK $ 800 last year, and this year's price of HK $ 400.

Hong Kong public network, Hom shopping specifically receiving Mainland tour groups, people cannot recover the old situation, nearly half of the whole street shops closed at about four o'clock in the afternoon almost entirely pull closed. A security guard Mr Leung said sung on street, Hung Hom, weekdays there will be 40 to 50 coach passengers to shop, but yesterday's rough estimate, more than just more than 30 buses, fewer passengers compared with less than 10%, and recent visitors to significantly reduce, near many businesses had "failed".

Secretary for development of Hong Kong business and brokers said Su Jinliang, October 1, the overall number of visitors increased by 15.4% over the past year, Hong Kong, mainland visitors increased 16.2% passenger 10.9% the rest. TIC pointed out that the first day of national day Golden Week, there are more than more than 260 missions in the Mainland to visit Hong Kong by year-12%.