HK rolls out National Day offers spanning transport to retail

To celebrate National Day, the Hong Kong government has teamed up with various sectors to launch a series of special offers and activities across public transport, arts and culture, leisure, dining, and shopping.

On 1 October, the MTR will give away 77,000 e-single-journey rides through a lucky draw. All passenger tram routes and several Star Ferry and Fortune Ferry routes will also be free that day, and children using designated payment methods can ride most daytime franchised bus routes of KMB, Long Win Bus, Citybus and New Lantao Bus for free.

Greater Bay Airlines will also provide ticket offers, under which people can purchase flight tickets of all non-charter routes at 77% of the original fare during the promotion period.

For culture, arts and leisure, all commercial cinemas will provide half-price discounts on movie tickets on 1 October. The public will also be offered free admission on the same day to a number of fee-charging leisure facilities and exhibitions in museums of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and to the Hong Kong Wetland Park under the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department.

Furthermore, the Antiquities and Monuments Office, 14 projects under the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme, Police Museum, Tai Kwun and PMQ will roll out various offers, including additional free guided tours.

As for dining and consumption, initially over 2,000 restaurants and merchants will provide dining offers on 1 October. Several public markets under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department will launch different offers. The public can also purchase designated products at 77% of the original price via the Hong Kong Harvest physical store, online store or mobile app from 1 to 7 October. 

The Police Souvenir Gallery, Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Science Park, Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park, West Kowloon Cultural District, HKTDC Design Gallery, as well as various shopping malls and department stores will roll out offers on consumption and parking.

Meanwhile, the Hong Kong Jockey Club will hold the National Day Raceday at Sha Tin Racecourse on 1 October, during which citizens can enter the public enclosures of Sha Tin and Happy Valley Racecourses for free. Ngong Ping 360 and Ocean Park Hong Kong will offer ticket discounts. The Peak Tram and Madame Tussauds Hong Kong will give out souvenirs to ticket holders while stocks last.

In support of sustainability efforts, the Environmental Protection Department will award double GREEN$ points to members of the public who recycle at its community recycling network, GREEN@COMMUNITY, on 1 October.

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Beyond the special offers and activities, one of the most signature events organised by the Hong Kong government is the National Day fireworks display. This year's show will light up the night sky over Victoria Harbour at 8pm on 1 October. The 23-minute spectacle will feature more than 30,000 pyrotechnic shells launched across eight distinct segments.

The show will open with “Praise our motherland”, honouring national strength, before transitioning to “You are the sunshine of my life” - a segment filled with themes of hope, warmth and optimism.

The Travel Industry Council of Hong Kong expects 1.5 million mainland visitors to arrive in Hong Kong during the National Day Golden Week, an estimated 10% increase over last year. Around 3% of these visitors, some 45,000 individuals, will arrive with roughly 1,300 tour groups, a year-on-year increase of nearly 10%.

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