{"id":25792,"date":"2021-12-21T13:21:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T16:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=25792"},"modified":"2026-04-23T12:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T15:43:38","slug":"hong-kong-macau-travel-bubble-to-start-within-a-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/hong-kong-macau-travel-bubble-to-start-within-a-week","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong-Macau travel bubble to start within a week"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Elsie Ao Ieong U, Macau\u2019s secretary for social affairs and culture, has confirmed the reopening of borders between Hong Kong and Macau will happen next week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Macau.- Elsie Ao Ieong U\u00a0<\/strong>has told local media that a travel bubble between Hong Kong and Macau will start within a week. Speaking at a ceremony to celebrate a new anniversary of the founding of the Macau Special Administrative Region,\u00a0Ao Ieong U said the travel bubble will initially apply only for those who have been fully vaccinated. Priority will be given to those with medical or personal reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0reopening of the border between Hong Kong and Macau could be a crucial step for the city\u00a0<\/strong>as Hong Kong has historically accounted for 15 per cent to 20 per cent of Macau\u2019s total gaming revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reopening plan needs to be approved by Beijing, and authorities are also paying close attention to the Covid-19 status in the neighbouring province of Guangdong<\/strong>, which has seen a rise in Covid-19 cases. Since this region is Macau’s largest feeder market, a new outbreak could have a serious negative impact on the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hong Kong has not had any local Covid-19 cases since October, but\u00a0the opening of the border with mainland China<\/a>\u00a0was prioritised ahead of Macau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Fitch Ratings, Macau\u2019s economic growth rate in 2022 will increase from 25 per cent in 2021 to 36 per cent. Analysts highlight the impact of higher vaccination rates and the phased resumption of the electronic version of the\u00a0Individual Visit Scheme (IVS)<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Elsie Ao Ieong U, Macau\u2019s secretary for social affairs and culture, has confirmed the reopening of borders between Hong Kong and Macau will happen next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25802,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Macau's Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture confirmed the imminent reopening of borders with Hong Kong for vaccinated individuals, prioritizing medical\/personal reasons. This move is critical for Macau's gaming sector, as Hong Kong historically contributes 15-20% of GGR, with Fitch Ratings projecting significant economic growth for Macau in 2022. However, the plan requires Beijing's approval, and potential COVID-19 outbreaks in Guangdong, Macau's primary feeder market, remain a key risk factor.","focusai_entities":"Elsie Ao Ieong U, Fitch Ratings, Beijing","focusai_location":"Macau, Hong Kong, Guangdong","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), marketing_crm (0.9), investor_analyst (1.0), gambler_consumer (0.7), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (1.0)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Projected GGR Uplift?","query":"What is the projected GGR uplift for Macau's integrated resorts from the Hong Kong market in Q4 2022, assuming full border reopening and sustained vaccination rates?"},{"label":"IVS Impact on Visitation?","query":"How will the phased resumption of the electronic Individual Visit Scheme (IVS) impact the overall visitation volume from mainland China, complementing the Hong Kong travel bubble?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16338,23876],"tags":[23906],"class_list":["post-25792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-east-asia-news","category-social-news","tag-macau-casinos"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25792"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25806,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25792\/revisions\/25806"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}