Government improves green lifestyle local tour incentive scheme starting 1 December

This includes raising the subsidy level to local tour participants to $300.

The Hong Kong government has boosted the Green Lifestyle Local Tour Incentive Scheme which will include raising the subsidy for each local tour participant from $200 to $300 starting on 1 December.

Aside from the subsidy, the enhanced scheme will also provide each licensed travel agent with a fresh quota of 1,000 local tour participants and expand the scope of eligible tourists to include non-Hong Kong residents.

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“Considering that the tourism industry is constantly affected by the COVID-19 epidemic, the Government will enhance the Scheme in a bid to further support the travel trade to cope with the continued difficult business environment and encourage the trade to get prepared for the return of visitors,” the statement read.

The government launched the second phase of the scheme in April, providing cash incentives to travel agents based on the participants they accommodate.