http://news.inq7.net/breaking/index.php?index=1&story_id=67333

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong issued a travel advisory Friday on the Philippines following Malacañang’s declaration of a national emergency after thwarting an alleged military coup plot.

"The Hong Kong government is closely monitoring developments there," a spokesman for the Security Bureau said.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo proclaimed a national emergency and ordered the arrest of military officers and civilians allegedly involved in a plot to overthrow her government.

The Security Bureau spokesman urged Hong Kong citizens to exercise caution when traveling to the Philippines and to seek help from the Chinese embassy when needed.

Nothing new really, hahahaha!

Like people will follow THAT!

Yeah, people will even be more curious about the cause of the travel advisory and will even come more than usual. :D

Maybe I should discover HongKong, hahahaha!

hello!? do HK nationals care travelling in the philippines? we rarely see them here.

the political scene is only concentrated in metro manila.. we still have 7,099 places to go to right?

guys stay positive.

im very happy to see japanese and korean tourists flocking the tropical islands!

^^actually we still have 7,106 isalands more :D

i thought the national emergency was declared because of the landslide.

^^actually we still have 7,106 isalands more :D

Great! we have more to offer then! :banana: :carrot: :cucumber: :tyty:

the political scene is only concentrated in metro manila.. we still have 7,099 places to go to right?
That's wrong, Metro Manila is only about 1% of the total area of Luzon, so lets say that there are 7,099.99 places to go. :)

you got me there Renkinjutsushi! i forgot we're both from Northwestern Luzon.. and we have a growing arrival of Mainland Chinese tourist using the Laoag International Airport!

^^ Yes that is true, I forgot about when I was in Fort Illocandia, I saw a lot of HKers and there was even a Chinese woman that works there for translating and I got to talk to her in my beginners Mandarin.

I saw a lot of HKers and there was even a Chinese woman that works there for translating and I got to talk to her in my beginners Mandarin.

good work! i think i need to start learning Mandarin.
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..but you don't see that much HKers here in Manila :ohno:

they head north!

as far as i know, Ilocos-Pangasinan region (it includes La Union) remains the most peaceful region in the Philippines where most of HKers enjoy the sunny beaches, casino, local/ historical architecture, cuisine, local crafts, just to name a few..

good work! i think i need to start learning Mandarin.
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..but you don't see that much HKers here in Manila :ohno:

they head north!

as far as i know, Ilocos-Pangasinan region (it includes La Union) remains the most peaceful region in the Philippines where most of HKers enjoy the sunny beaches, casino, local/ historical architecture, cuisine, local crafts, just to name a few..
But I haven't learned much Mandarin ever since my last trip to RP, in 2003.

But yes, I think Region I is one of the peacful region in teh Philippines, now that I looked at it from all the provinces i've been to and that the governor of La Union was saying the same thing during a meeting between the group I was with and him.

EDIT: I heard on the news there once that they were having some trouble with guerillas in the mountains of Ilocos Norte, is that true?

Maybe I should discover HongKong, hahahaha!

You should ;) 2006 is Discover Hong Kong year and the territory is expecting a huge number of tourists so business is pretty good for this year. I recommend you to visit and support the HK tourism industry :)

http://www.geschaeftsreisekontakt.de/content/img/cms/854/HK-2006DHKYlogo.jpg

check out this thread :)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=314183

hello!? do HK nationals care travelling in the philippines? we rarely see them here.

the political scene is only concentrated in metro manila.. we still have 7,099 places to go to right?

guys stay positive.

im very happy to see japanese and korean tourists flocking the tropical islands!

Actually they do. There is a sizable no. of HK (not Filipinese or Filipinos with HK Permanent Identity Cards) visiting the Philippines but most of them choose travelling to Cebu instead of Manila. Cebu is considered the most popular travel destination for HK tourists. In fact alot of HKers have settled there!

good work! i think i need to start learning Mandarin.
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..but you don't see that much HKers here in Manila :ohno:

they head north!

as far as i know, Ilocos-Pangasinan region (it includes La Union) remains the most peaceful region in the Philippines where most of HKers enjoy the sunny beaches, casino, local/ historical architecture, cuisine, local crafts, just to name a few..


AIEYYAAAAA!!!!! It's Cantonese ;)

can we just change the title of this thread to: "countries that are under travel advisory" ?

a lot of places are now under travel advisories, i think it is unfair for only mentioning the (whole) Philippines as unsafe place to go. remember we are an archipelagic nation.


try to check other countries status below issued by the following governments:
Australia: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/
US: http://travel.state.gov/
UK: http:www.fco.gov.uk/

you might change your travel plans to other countries as well..

The Phillippines are not as popular of a tourist destination for Hong Kongers as Taiwan, Thailand, and China. I haven't seen too much tourist promotion compared to the other East Asian destinations.

can we just change the title of this thread to: "countries that are under travel advisory" ?

a lot of places are now under travel advisories, i think it is unfair for only mentioning the (whole) Philippines as unsafe place to go. remember we are an archipelagic nation.


try to check other countries status below issued by the following governments:
Australia: http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/
US: http://travel.state.gov/
UK: http:www.fco.gov.uk/

you might change your travel plans to other countries as well..

Or we can create a thread on that like I'm about to do right now :)

The Phillippines are not as popular of a tourist destination for Hong Kongers as Taiwan, Thailand, and China. I haven't seen too much tourist promotion compared to the other East Asian destinations.

Don't forget Malaysia as a popular destination for HK tourists :) Anyway, true that the Philippines is not too much of a popular destintion for HK tourists but it's because they don't advertise it that much. Though I did saw a WOW Philippines ad in a KMB bus when I was in Mong Kok. But there are still a sizable no. of HK tourist visiting The Philippines though not as many as South Koreans.

The Philippines is closer to HK since the flight is one hour and thirty minutes but most would prefer flying to Thailand since the rates are cheaper compared to the Philippines. Hong Kong to Bangkok is some of the cheapest in the region.

Malaysia is far less popular to Hong Kongers than the typical hotspots such as Thailand and Taiwan, so I didn't mention it. Thailand has traditionally been a key market for Hong Kong outbound tourists. HK's largest travel agency first started off with Thailand-bound tours.

Here is a report about Hong Kong's outbound tourists from the Canadian government :
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/inimr-ri.nsf/en/gr105219e.html

Hong Kong, despite its small size, is a significant outbound tourist market. In 2001, Hong Kong recorded 4.8 million resident departures to non-China/Macau destinations. The U.S.A. attracted 218,175 Hong Kong visitors in 2001. Hong Kong was the fifth-largest Asian market for outbound tourists to the U.S. The U.S. was the number-one, long-haul destination for Hong Kong travellers.

The report quoted the Hong Kong Immigration Department for the following statistics. In 2001, North America attracted 376,635 resident departures. Europe and the Middle East attracted 347,612 departures, Australia another 237,493, North Asia 761,616, and SE Asia 2,504,621. The breakdown :
Malayisa - 219,364
Philippines 283,174
Singapore - 331,909
Thailand - 559,985
Taiwan - 525,526
China - 52,002,944
Macau - 4,293,622
South Korea - 277,106
Japan - 484,510
USA - 218,175
UK - 172,083

A Travel Advisory is nothing but a stupid piece of statement that is meant to humiliate another country. It's as if all foreigners coming to the Philippines are GUNNED DOWN!!!!

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this thread is clearly created to discredit the Philippines!!

You guys are being too reactive. Face it guys, there's something going on in your country especially what happened during the past weekends. And it's proper that HK gives travel advisories to countries where there is trouble. At least the SAR government does care about it's citizens instead of putting them in danger.

Hong Kong does not discourage it's residents to travel to the Philippines whether it's business or vacation but alerting it's residents to be cautious.

The Philippines would also have travel advisories as well for it's citizens. Like forbidding it's citizens to travel to Iraq because of the dangers that's happening there :)

^^Oh you know wanch, im having this strong urge to torture you now! You're giving all those lame reasons on why you FLAUNTED to everyone in SSC that the Philippines was granted an advisory by Hong Kong! Bombs explode in Indonesia, Al-Qaida is threatening the US of another attack, and Iraq, oh my goodness IRAQ! How come you included OUR country ONLY!!! Shithead ka talaga, nakamamatay ba ang rallies!? And for your info, Pres Arroyo already cancelled the declaration of STate of Emergency!

^^Oh you know wanch, im having this strong urge to torture you now! You're giving all those lame reasons on why you FLAUNTED to everyone in SSC that the Philippines was granted an advisory by Hong Kong! Bombs explode in Indonesia, Al-Qaida is threatening the US of another attack, and Iraq, oh my goodness IRAQ! How come you included OUR country ONLY!!! Shithead ka talaga, nakamamatay ba ang rallies!? And for your info, Pres Arroyo already cancelled the declaration of STate of Emergency!

Yo man, just chill!

http://www.wowphilippines.com.hk/images/wowlogo.gif

http://www.wowphilippines.com.ph/news/news2.asp?id=406

TRAVEL ADVISORY 1:

We wish to advise the traveling public that travel to the Philippines continues to be safe.

All appropriate government agencies as well as other law enforcement agencies have coordinated their activities to ensure the safety of all tourists. Tourist facilities, establishments and related services, including international gateways, continue to conduct their business as usual.

We therefore assure the traveling public and the overseas markets that the TOURIST DESTINATIONS OF THE COUNTRY REMAIN SAFE, BOLSTERED BY THE INHERENT WARMTH AND HOSPITALITY OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE.

24 February 2006. Manila, Philippines

(signed) JOSEPH H. DURANO
Secretary