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  • Every year, thousands of mainland tourists flood into Hong Kong during the Qingming Festival holiday, but this year, the number of tourist groups has dropped by 20 percent compared with last year. And the number of tourist arrivals last month also saw a year-on-year 9 percent slump1.

    Joseph Tung, executive director of the Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong, says the city's tourism industry is experiencing its hardest time since the "SARS" pandemic in 2003.

    "We haven't seen such sharp drop since SARS. I think there are two factors. On one hand, the currencies in neighboring countries are depreciating2, while Hong Kong dollars are relatively3 strong. On the other hand, the protests against parallel goods traders and some impolite behavior towards visitors have left the impression that they are not welcome in Hong Kong. "

    Official figures show that retail4 sales in January went down nearly 15 percent from a year ago, with sales of jewelry5 and watches plunging6 21 percent.

    A shop owner in the prime shopping area of Causeway Bay for the past decade says she feels the chill recently.

    "It is not as busy and crowded as it used to be. The number of individual tourists is falling. The other countries are opening up to mainland people, so they go to other places rather than coming to Hong Kong."

    As a result, the official organization overseeing tourism in the city, the Hong Kong Tourism Board, is planning to make campaigns together with restaurants and retail stores during the summer holiday, to attract tourists with discounts and other preferential policies.

    President of the Hong Kong Federation7 of Restaurants and Related Trades Simon Wong hopes the government can work with tourism insiders to boost consumption.

    "We have 24-thousand restaurants providing different kinds of food. It is important to have a common goal but we don't have enough resources to make it on our own. We had a successful lottery8 campaign in Hong Kong restaurants before, with the participation9 of lawmakers. "

    Hong Kong Disneyland is actively10 promoting in Thailand and Philippines, and will fine tune its strategies in line with market demand.

    Due to sluggish11 sales, rental12 rates in Causeway Bay, which was crowned as the highest rent street in the world back in 2012, has declined by 10 to 15 percent, and is expected to drop more if consumption does not pick up soon.

    For CRI, this is Li Jing in Hong Kong.

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    1 slump [slʌmp] 4E8zU   第8级
    n.暴跌,意气消沉,(土地)下沉;vi.猛然掉落,坍塌,大幅度下跌
    参考例句:
    • She is in a slump in her career. 她处在事业的低谷。
    • Economists are forecasting a slump. 经济学家们预言将发生经济衰退。
    2 depreciating [dɪˈpri:ʃi:ˌeɪtɪŋ] 40f5bf628bff6394b89614ccba76839f   第9级
    v.贬值,跌价,减价( depreciate的现在分词 );贬低,蔑视,轻视
    参考例句:
    • Explain how depreciating PP&E is an example of the matching principle. 解释房产、厂房、设备折旧如何体现了配比原则? 来自互联网
    • Explain how depreciating an example of the matching principle. 解释房产、房、备折旧如何体现了配比原则? 来自互联网
    3 relatively [ˈrelətɪvli] bkqzS3   第8级
    adv.比较...地,相对地
    参考例句:
    • The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia. 兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
    • The operation was relatively painless. 手术相对来说不痛。
    4 retail [ˈri:teɪl] VWoxC   第7级
    n.零售;vt.零售;转述;vi.零售;adv.以零售价格
    参考例句:
    • In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets. 这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
    • These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair. 这些鞋子零卖10元一双。
    5 jewelry ['dʒu:əlrɪ] 0auz1   第8级
    n.(jewllery)(总称)珠宝
    参考例句:
    • The burglars walked off with all my jewelry. 夜盗偷走了我的全部珠宝。
    • Jewelry and lace are mostly feminine belongings. 珠宝和花边多数是女性用品。
    6 plunging [ˈplʌndʒɪŋ] 5fe12477bea00d74cd494313d62da074   第7级
    adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
    参考例句:
    • War broke out again, plunging the people into misery and suffering. 战祸复发,生灵涂炭。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
    • He is plunging into an abyss of despair. 他陷入了绝望的深渊。 来自《简明英汉词典》
    7 federation [ˌfedəˈreɪʃn] htCzMS   第8级
    n.同盟,联邦,联合,联盟,联合会
    参考例句:
    • It is a federation of 10 regional unions. 它是由十个地方工会结合成的联合会。
    • Mr. Putin was inaugurated as the President of the Russian Federation. 普京正式就任俄罗斯联邦总统。
    8 lottery [ˈlɒtəri] 43MyV   第7级
    n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事
    参考例句:
    • He won no less than £5000 in the lottery. 他居然中了5000英镑的奖券。
    • They thought themselves lucky in the lottery of life. 他们认为自己是变幻莫测的人生中的幸运者。
    9 participation [pɑ:ˌtɪsɪˈpeɪʃn] KS9zu   第8级
    n.参与,参加,分享
    参考例句:
    • Some of the magic tricks called for audience participation. 有些魔术要求有观众的参与。
    • The scheme aims to encourage increased participation in sporting activities. 这个方案旨在鼓励大众更多地参与体育活动。
    10 actively ['æktɪvlɪ] lzezni   第9级
    adv.积极地,勤奋地
    参考例句:
    • During this period all the students were actively participating. 在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
    • We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel. 我们正在积极调解争执。
    11 sluggish [ˈslʌgɪʃ] VEgzS   第8级
    adj.懒惰的,迟钝的,无精打采的
    参考例句:
    • This humid heat makes you feel rather sluggish. 这种湿热的天气使人感到懒洋洋的。
    • Circulation is much more sluggish in the feet than in the hands. 脚部的循环比手部的循环缓慢得多。
    12 rental [ˈrentl] cBezh   第8级
    n.租赁,出租,出租业
    参考例句:
    • The yearly rental of her house is 2400 yuan. 她这房子年租金是2400元。
    • We can organise car rental from Chicago O'Hare Airport. 我们可以安排提供从芝加哥奥黑尔机场出发的租车服务。

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