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Hundreds of Hong Kong trekking enthusiasts (\u5f92\u6b65\u65c5\u884c\u611b\u597d\u8005) <\/strong>embarked on a free and guided hike in neighbouring Shenzhen on Sunday, as part of its ongoing efforts to attract tourists from the city by arranging cross-border activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n About 400 hikers from Hong Kong braved the rain (\u5192\u8457\u96e8)<\/strong> to gather at 9.30am near the cross-border checkpoint of Liantang Port in Shenzhen, before boarding coaches<\/strong> that brought them to the starting point at Yantian Shuangyong Park on Sunday in half an hour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among them was Carmen Wong, who headed off from <\/strong>North Point at 6.45am<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI usually go to Shenzhen on weekends<\/strong> for food, karaoke and massages,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If there are more opportunities like this, I will be more than happy to sign up again.\u201d \uff08\u6211\u597d\u6a02\u610f\u518d\u6b21\u5831\u540d\u53c3\u52a0\uff09<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A new government blueprint<\/strong> for Hong Kong\u2019s tourism industry is expected to be revealed <\/strong>in the second half of this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Source: SCMP Hundreds of Hong Kong trekking enthusiasts (\u5f92\u6b65\u65c5\u884c\u611b\u597d\u8005) embarked on a free and guided hike in neighbouring Shenzhen on Sunday, as part of its ongoing efforts to attract tourists from the city by arranging cross-border activities. About 400 hikers from Hong Kong braved the rain (\u5192\u8457\u96e8) to gather at 9.30am near the cross-border checkpoint