Recently, the Hong Kong government announced the event calendar for the first half of next year. Hong Kong's Financial Secretary, Paul Chan, stated at a press conference that there will be at least 93 major events in the first half of next year, including 14 that span this year, expected to attract 840,000 visitors, an increase of more than 50% year on year, and expected to bring in HKD 3.3 billion in consumption and HKD 1.8 billion in economic added value, which is an increase of 40% and 30% respectively year on year.
At least 93 events will occur in the first half of 2025, which can be simply divided into five categories: the largest number is cultural and creative projects, with 30; followed by conferences and exhibitions, with 26; sports events have 15; festivals, celebrations, performances, and carnivals have 12; and financial, economic, and innovation-related events have 10.