HK Policy Address 2024: Chief Exec. John Lee urges religious, language and catering support for Muslim visitors
Hong Kong Free Press
Chief Executive John Lee has urged Hong Kong’s tourism, food and beverage and taxi sector to provide better religious, language and catering support for Muslim visitors from the Middle East and Southeast Asia.
The city’s leader was delivering his third Policy Address at the legislature on Wednesday, having sought to shore up business from Middle Eastern and ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) states.
Lee said that measures include “providing information at the airport in Arabic and encouraging taxi fleets to provide fleet service information in Arabic; compiling a list of restaurants offering halal food; encouraging more commercial establishments to provide appropriate facilities, such as worship facilities in hotels; and stepping up staff training to strengthen their knowledge on receiving visitors from different cultural backgrounds.”
Last week, Vincent Cheng, a lawmaker with the pro-Beijing DAB, said Hong Kong should set up more prayer rooms at the airport and develop travel guides for Muslims.
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