To celebrate the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on July 1, the Government and different sectors of the community will launch a rich array of special offers and activities, covering areas including public transport; culture, arts and leisure; as well as dining and consumption, to share with members of the public the joy of Hong Kong's return to the motherland.
Public Transport
Members of the public can enjoy free rides on all passenger tram routes from July 1 to 3. The MTR will give away 71,000 e-single journey tickets through a lucky draw on July 1 and provide Airport Express offers to holders of Child Octopus and JoyYou Cards. Moreover, free rides on several ferry routes will be offered to the public on July 1, with vouchers for certain ferry routes to be distributed in advance.
Children aged 3 to 11 ride the Airport Express for free on July 1; citizens aged 60 or above enjoy a half-price discount. Citizens can also ride the Star Ferry for free between Tsim Sha Tsui and Wan Chai, using complimentary ferry tickets, on five new ferry routes as well as the Fortune Ferry route. Additionally, trams will be free to ride for 3 days.
Culture, Arts & Leisure
The public will be offered free admission to a number of fee-charging leisure and cultural facilities of the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and to the Hong Kong Wetland Park under the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department on July 1.
They can also enjoy free admission to all General Admission exhibitions at M+ and all thematic exhibitions at the Hong Kong Palace Museum in the West Kowloon Cultural District on that day. Furthermore, additional free guided tours, dining, consumption and accommodation offers will be provided from mid-June to early July by the 12 projects under the Revitalising Historic Buildings Through Partnership Scheme.
Ocean Park will also offer discounted adult tickets: a 20% discount for two persons and a 30% discount for groups of three to four if visiting Ocean Park in Hong Kong on or before July 3. For Ngong Ping 360, children and seniors can enjoy a 72% discount on round-trip standard cable car tickets on the same day, while there is a 15% discount on round-trip Peak Tram tickets.
Dining & Consumption
More than 1,000 restaurants and merchants are expected to provide dining offers on July 1. Hong Kong International Airport, Hong Kong Science Park, various shopping malls and department stores will roll out shopping, dining, consumption or parking offers. In addition, the Hong Kong Tourism Board will team up with local businesses to offer various dining, shopping, attractions, tours and entertainment deals.
Several public markets under the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department will roll out different offers. Members of the public can also enjoy a 29 per cent discount when purchasing selected products of the Fish Marketing Organization and the Vegetable Marketing Organization via the "Local Fresh" online store or mobile app from July 1 to 7. The Environmental Protection Department will offer double GREEN$ Points to the public who recycle at its community recycling network GREEN@COMMUNITY on July 1.
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