By South China Morning Post | Created at 2025-04-03 13:09:43 | Updated at 2025-04-05 01:29:28
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Some Hongkongers have cancelled their trips to Japan following a new megaquake warning issued by the country’s authorities, while others have said they will still proceed with extra caution.
Tour operators, meanwhile, reported no signs of reduced bookings to the country yet, while insurance insiders urged travellers to purchase coverage to ensure they were protected.
A megaquake is defined as one with a magnitude of 8 or higher.
“I think for our family situation, it’s better to be safe than sorry,” Dominic Kwok, 40, told the Post on Thursday.
Kwok, who works in the aviation industry along with his wife, is a frequent visitor to Japan, and they often take their five-year-old daughter with them.
But he said the family decided to halt their travel for now after the official warning and recent quakes that struck Myanmar and Thailand.
