The KingGlory Plaza of Luohu has seen an increase of 30% in customers since the optimization of anti-COVID-19 policies between the Hong Kong and Macao and the Chinese mainland in February. Over the first half of the year, about 77% of Hong Kong people visiting Shenzhen came through the ports in Luohu.
The number of people visiting the MixC, another major mall in Luohu, rose by about 50% in the first half of the year compared with the same period last year.
To provide Hong Kong visitors with an improved consumption experience, Luohu held Shenzhen-Hong Kong Culture Month from July to August, which consists of various kinds of food as well as culture and entertainment activities.
According to the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, more than 4.08 million people visited Shenzhen from Hong Kong in June, and more than 200,000 people entered Shenzhen from the Hong Kong on June 30.
The upgraded consumption in Shenzhen, the opening of mobile payment channels for Hong Kong people in the city, and the convenient transportation between Shenzhen and Hong Kong have all attracted consumers from Hong Kong.