More cross-border tours, visitors expected on expanded Hong Kong high-speed rail

More train tour packages to mainland China are expected, as 16 new destinations are added to Hong Kong’s high-speed rail network, industry leaders have said, with the enhanced connectivity expected to boost cross-border traveller numbers in both directions. Timothy Chui Ting-pong, executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Association, said on Monday that local travel agencies were pivoting to capitalise on this “game-changing” high-speed rail network as a formidable competitor to air travel...