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Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Macau stays cool to ‘travel bubble’ with Hong Kong

A pedestrian wearing a mask at the Ruins of Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Macau. (South China Morning Post photo)

HONG KONG: The Ruins of Saint Paul’s Cathedral, Macau’s most famous landmark, are filled with visitors and tour guides holding flags aloft in the run-up to China’s “golden week” holiday.

It is a scene neighbouring Hong Kong has not experienced for more than a year since the Covid-19 pandemic arrived, putting the city into lockdown and keeping travellers away.

Capturing the buzz outside St Paul’s in a live broadcast on Tuesday, Hong Kong restaurateur and YouTube celebrity Alex Yeung Kwun-wah spoke to a man surnamed Li from Shunde, in Guangdong province, who is visiting with his wife and son for the five-day holiday starting on May 1, Labour Day.

“Even if Hong Kong reopens its borders to…

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