By South China Morning Post | Created at 2024-10-02 07:53:00 | Updated at 2024-10-02 10:24:45
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Mainland Chinese tourists have been seeking out authentic, affordable Hong Kong food and faithfully following social media tips during the National Day “golden week” holiday, while a catering industry leader has forecast a 10 per cent increase in business.
“The milk tea here is not bad, a bit watered down though,” 43-year-old Guangdong visitor Vivian Huang told the Post, while taking a photo of the drink she had just bought on Gage Street.
The drink from Lan Fong Yuen, a cafe which has long claimed to be the inventor of local-style milk tea, has frequently appeared on the mainland’s Instagram-like social media platform Xiaohongshu.
The mother of two shared her thoughts on Wednesday, the third day of her visit to the city with her husband and their two children, aged 8 and 12.
The family, who are in Hong Kong for four days, are travelling on a budget of about HK$35,000 (US$4,500), with HK$15,000 of the money going toward luxury hotel accommodation in Kowloon for three nights.
Huang said the family had considered travelling overseas during the break, but were unsure whether Huang’s husband could step away from work and opted for a last-minute trip to Hong Kong.
