Macao marks World Tourism Day
( 2003-09-28 10:03) (Xinhua)
Tourists who arrived in China's Macao Special
Administrative Region (SAR) with lucky numbers were welcomed by a sweet surprise
as they were presented with tourist souvenirs by the SAR's tourist officials
waiting at land, ferry and airport entry-points on Saturday.
This was how the tourist city embarked on a series of activities to mark the
World Tourist Day celebration.
As a large number of tourists are expected to come to Macao from the Chinese
mainland now that China started to implement the facilitated individual travel
(FIT) policy on Macao/Hong Kong- bound travels in August, Macao hopes to impress
them with colorful tourist activities.
A three-hour-long tourist promotional campaign was held in front of the Macao
Tower Saturday afternoon, which included lion dances, a cocktail party, Mexican
folk music and dances. The celebration culminated in a lucky-draw with the first
prize being a luxury Benz S350L worth some one million patacas (125,000 US
dollars). A tourist from Hong Kong won the prize.
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