The Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government, Paul Chan, stated on the 30th that, driven by a series of major events, as of the 28th, Hong Kong received over 3.4 million tourists in March, an increase of about 12% year-on-year, including about 960000 non mainland tourists. On the same day, Chan Mo po posted on his blog that the Hong Kong International Rugby Sevens, which will conclude on the 30th and last for three consecutive days, will push the entire lively atmosphere to another high point. The Kai Tak Sports Park, which opened this month, provides a larger venue and international level facilities for compact and exciting events, with an expected record breaking attendance of 140000 people. More than 60 corporate private rooms in the venue have already been fully subscribed. Chen Maobo said that he personally participated in the Art Basel Hong Kong exhibition held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center. The conference expects that the number of attendees for the 5-day exhibition will exceed last year's 75000. The international trendy cultural event Complex Con, which was held earlier, also saw a surge in both people and wealth, with a total of 35000 attendees, a year-on-year increase of 16%. The total sales of the three-day event exceeded HKD 87 million. Recently, there have been several large-scale conferences in the field of finance, including the "Yuzhe Xiangjiang" Summit Forum organized by the SAR government, as well as summits organized by different financial, academic, media, and international institutions. Chen Maobo said that when interacting and communicating with international guests, they generally believe that Hong Kong has regained its former vitality and energy. Especially since the beginning of this year, the financial market atmosphere has been significantly prosperous, with the stock market rising and transaction volume significantly increasing. New stock financing activities have become more active, coupled with the country's continuous breakthroughs and innovations in cutting-edge technologies such as artificial intelligence and cultural and creative industries. This has led international investors to re evaluate the financial markets in Hong Kong and the mainland, and increase their investment portfolio allocation in this region. In addition, they also hope to explore more investment opportunities in mainland China and the region through the Hong Kong platform. Chen Maobo stated that in the future, the SAR government will continue to promote the "event economy", especially by organizing large-scale events, summits, and exhibitions with distinctive and attractive themes, attracting more high value-added business travelers to Hong Kong and bringing more business opportunities to various related industries in Hong Kong. The SAR government will also work together with the industry to encourage and support the business sector to develop more distinctive products and services, and continuously improve the consumer experience of customers, achieving prosperity, happiness, and liveliness. (New Society)