Problem for May if mainland Covid lingers, says Macau CE

Macau was likely to have a “big problem” in terms of tourism demand for the holiday period encompassing Labour Day on May 1, unless the Covid-19 situation on the mainland improved between now and the end of April, admitted on Tuesday Macau’s Chief Executive, Ho Iat Seng.

Mr Ho (pictured) was speaking during a question-and-answer session with members of the city’s Legislative Assembly. A travel industry spokesman made a similar comment to GGRAsia earlier on Tuesday.

The city’s leader noted, regarding in particular the Covid-19 situation in the neighbouring mainland province of Guangdong : “Today is the 12th already. If we do not see a zero-Covid-19 case scenario there by this month’s end, we are going to have a big problem with the May 1 [Labour Day] holiday.”

But he added that after “this wave” of Covid-19 infections on the mainland – including in Shanghai as well as Guangdong – was “past and the situation stabilises in the mainland, we could resume again the discussion” with the mainland authorities “to resume package tour visa issuance “.

Source: https://www.ggrasia.com/problem-for-may-if-mainland-covid-lingers-says-macau-ce/