30/06/2025
馬來西亞旅遊促進局(香港分局)局長Mr. Yoganthiran Manikam上周五(6月27日) 出席了由檳城州政府舉辦之「非一般的檳城」旅業交流會。檳城州旅遊及創意經濟事務行政議員YB黃漢偉率領來自20間機構的代表團來港，向香港旅遊業界及傳媒展示檳城豐富的旅遊資源及推介最新活動及景點。
在致歡迎辭時，局長提到頭三個月，馬來西亞已接待了超過110萬包括港澳地區的中國旅客，比去年同期增長36%，成績斐然。而檳城一向極受香港市場歡迎，榴槤團更是當中的皇牌產品，故歡迎檳城旅遊同業專程到來與香港業界對接交流，冀共同推廣2026馬來西亞旅遊年。
至於YB黃漢偉議員則提到檳城不只是一個景點，而是一座有溫度、有故事、有靈魂的城市，歡迎香港旅客再來探索。當日有超過50名香港旅遊業界包括航空公司、旅行社及傳媒代表出席，場面熱鬧。
Mr. Yoganthiran Manikam, Director, Tourism Malaysia Hong Kong had attended “Not Penang You Know” event organized by Penang State Government last Friday (27 June). A delegation from 20 organizations led by YB Wong Hon Wai, the Penang State EXCO for Tourism & Creative Economy had come to Hong Kong to showcase the island’s remarkable diversity as well as most updated activities and attractions to travel industry and media in Hong Kong.
In his welcoming remarks, Mr. Yoganthiran said that Malaysia had received more than 1.1 million Chinese visitors, including those from Hong Kong and Macau in the first 3 months in 2025, representing a 36% increase over the same period last year. Penang has always been one of the most popular destinations in the Hong Kong market, especially its signature product - durian tours, so Tourism Malaysia Hong Kong welcomes the delegation from Penang to exchange with Hong Kong travel industry for promoting Visit Malaysia 2026.
YB Wong Hon Wai mentioned that Penang is not just a tourist attraction, but also a city with warmth, stories and soul, and welcome Hong Kong tourists to explore again. More than 50 representatives of Hong Kong's travel industry, including airlines, travel agents and media joined the event.
