PETALING JAYA, Malaysia - Ke manaʻo nei ʻo Tourism Malaysia e huki i ʻelua miliona mau mākaʻikaʻi mai Kina i kēia makahiki i hoʻohālikelike ʻia me 1.7 miliona i ka makahiki i hala.
Ua ʻōlelo ʻo ka Hope Luna Nui (Promotions), ʻo Datuk Azizan Noordin, ua hilinaʻi ʻo Tourism Malaysia e hele hou aku nā mākaʻikaʻi mai Kina i Malaysia i kēia makahiki ma muli o nā hana hoʻolaha like ʻole i hana ʻia.
"ʻO ka piʻi ʻana o ka nui o nā malihini mai Kina e kōkua iā Malaysia e hoʻonui i ka loaʻa kālā mai ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi me kāna mau mokulele a me nā hōkele," i ʻōlelo ai ʻo ia ma hope o ka hoʻolaha ʻana i ka hōʻike kiʻi 'Hong Kong's Evolving Harbour', ma ʻaneʻi, Pōʻakolu.
Aia pū kekahi me ke kākau ʻōlelo nui o ka Oihana Hoʻokele ʻo Hong Kong ʻo Carrie Lam, ka luna hoʻokele o ke keʻena ʻoihana a me ke kālepa ʻo Hong Kong ʻo Fong Ngai, ka hope hoʻokele hoʻokele hoʻokele o Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) ʻo Daisy Lui a me ka luna hoʻomalu o HKTB Southeast Asia ʻo Simon Wong.
Ma ka hōʻikeʻike kiʻi i hoʻomaka i nehinei a pau i ka lā 8 o Iune ma ka hale kūʻai ʻo One Utama, ma ʻaneʻi, ua ʻōlelo ʻo ia ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia e ke aupuni Kina me ka hui pū ʻana o Tourism Malaysia e hoʻolaha iā Hong Kong ma ke ʻano he wahi mākaʻikaʻi hoihoi i nā Malaysian.
Ma mua, ua ʻōlelo ʻo Lam i kāna haʻiʻōlelo ua mahalo ʻo HKTB i ke kākoʻo o ke aupuni Malaysia no ka hoʻolaha ʻana.
"Ke kiʻi nui nei ʻo Hong Kong i nā malihini kipa Malaysian, ʻoiai i ka makahiki i hala ua loaʻa iā mākou he 650,000 mau malihini kipa Malaysian, kahi piʻi o kahi kokoke ʻehā pakeneka ma mua o ka makahiki i hala," wahi āna.
ʻO ka mea kaulana Malaysian ʻo Aaron Aziz ka mea i kono ʻia i ka hana, ua haʻaheo ʻo ia e hoʻolaha iā Hong Kong no nā poʻe Malaysian e kipa aku.
"He ʻokoʻa nā ʻano o Hong Kong no ka poʻe huakaʻi Muslim a hoʻohiki i nā malihini i kahi manawa maikaʻi ma ke kūlanakauhale honua o Asia," wahi āna.
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- Ma ka hōʻikeʻike kiʻi i hoʻomaka i nehinei a pau i ka lā 8 o Iune ma ka hale kūʻai ʻo One Utama, ma ʻaneʻi, ua ʻōlelo ʻo ia ua hoʻonohonoho ʻia e ke aupuni Kina me ka hui pū ʻana o Tourism Malaysia e hoʻolaha iā Hong Kong ma ke ʻano he wahi mākaʻikaʻi hoihoi i nā Malaysian.
- ʻO ka mea kaulana Malaysian ʻo Aaron Aziz ka mea i kono ʻia i ka hana, ua haʻaheo ʻo ia e hoʻolaha iā Hong Kong no nā poʻe Malaysian e kipa aku.
- “The increase in the number of visitors from China helps Malaysia to generate more income from the tourism sector including its airlines and hotels,”.
