Hong Kong tours: how local guides are adapting to survive the Covid-19 shutdown, with Instagram-spot visits, mystery solving and cemetery trips proving popular with city residents



First the 2019 anti-government protests stymied Hong Kong’s independent tour guides. Then – mother of all double whammies – they were poleaxed by the Covid-19 pandemic. But now some are making a valiant effort to get back on their feet and cope with the new not-really-normal of the tourism industry.In 2019, Hong Kong welcomed more than 55 million visitors, providing a ready market for local residents who could earn a respectable fee from showing tourists where to eat, shop, sightsee and revel…


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