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Prior to the Scheme, Mainland residents usually could only travel to Hong Kong on business visas or in group tours.
The outbreak of SARS in Hong Kong from March to June 2003 resulted in a sharp drop in the number of both Mainland and overseas visitors, to a level that was unprecendently low in recent years. The tourism industry was adversely affected.
The main reason for launching the Individual Visit Scheme was to boost the economy of Hong Kong. Under the initial stage of the scheme, citizens of Beijing, Shanghai and 8 Guangdong province cities ( Dongguan, Foshan, Guangzhou, Hongshan , Huizhou , JiangmenJiangmen is a prefecture-level city in the Guangdong province of southern China. Jiangmen City (Pengjiang) has an area of 9,260 kmē. Population: 3. Administration Jiangmen has juridiction over: three urban districts: Pengjiang District (Jiangmen City) Jia, ShenzhenShenzhen (; pinyin: Shenzhen, Yale: sam jan Penkyamp: sam1 dzan3; lit. deep drains is a sub-provincial city of Guangdong province in southern Mainland China, located at the border with Hong Kong. History The one-time fishing village of Shenzhen, singled-o and ZhuhaiZhuhai (, lit. Pearl Sea") is a city on the southern coast of Guangdong Province of the People's Republic of China, in the Pearl River Delta, located at the border with Macau. Area: 7,649 kmē. Population (2002): 1. 23 million, including 0. 79 million perm) could apply for visas to visit Hong Kong individually.
The scheme was extended to all 21 cities of Guangdong in May 20042004 is a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 2004 calendar), and has also been designated the: International Year of Rice International Year to Commemorate the Struggle against Slavery and its Abolition Elections are to be held in 73 co, and to 9 other cities in JiangsuJiangsu ( Simplified Chinese: , Traditional: , Hanyu Pinyin: Jingsu, Wade-Giles: Chiang-su, Postal System Pinyin: Kiangsu is a province of the People's Republic of China, located along the east coast of the country. The name "Jiangsu" comes from Jiang, sh, ZhejiangZhejiang (, Hanyu Pinyin: Zhejing, Wade-Giles: Che-chiang, Postal system pinyin: Chehkiang or Chekiang is a southeastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. The word Zhejiang was the old name of the Qiantang River, which passes through Han and FujianFujian (; alternate spellings Fukien Foukien pinyin Fujian Wade-Giles Fu-chien local transliteration Hokkien from Min-nan Hok-kian is one of the provinces on the southeast coast of China. The name Fujian comes from the combination of Fuzhou and Jian'ou, t provinces in July 2004.
The visas, issued by the Public Security Bureau of the People's Republic of ChinaThe People's Republic of China PRC comprises most of the cultural, historic, and geographic area known as China. Since its founding in 1949, it has been led by the Communist Party of China (CPC). It is the world's most populous country, with a population, were valid for 7 days and could be applied again upon return from Hong Kong to the Mainland.
The Scheme brought about an immediate surge in the number of mainland visitors. In the short period from July 28 to November 4, 2003, over 600,000 individuals in the Mainland applied for visas and 450,000 visas were issued. The number of visitors under the scheme reached two milions in May 2004.
October 1 Golden Week was the period from October 1 to October 7, 2003. Since October 1 is the National Day of the People's Republic of China, more mainlanders would visit Hong Kong during the holiday. This holiday drew 287,000 mainland visitors to Hong Kong, including 80,000 to 90,000 individual travellers. During the Golden Week, the hotel occupancy rate reached 75% to 80%. The Mass Transit Railway Corporation organized promotional programs at Telford Plaza in Kowloon Bay and Maritime Square in Tsing Yi during the National Day holiday.
In addition, the Government of HKSAR has adopted a number of measures to deal with the large influx of individual visitors. At the Lo Wu border crossing, there was an increase in the number of immigration officers on duty, and the time for checking in was reduced. Also, the number of KCR trains departing from Lo Wu was increased in order to prevent congestion. In addition, visitors from Shanghai and Beijing were encouraged to travel by plane. This could prevent congestion in Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chou .
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