The work exchange meeting of the "9+2" urban tourism market joint regulatory cooperation body (hereinafter referred to as the "cooperation body") in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area was held in Hong Kong from the 11th to the 12th. Representatives from the Guangdong Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, the Macao Special Administrative Region Government Tourism Bureau, and the tourism regulatory departments of 9 mainland cities in the Guangdong Hong Kong Macao Greater Bay Area gathered in Hong Kong to participate in the meeting. On the 11th, representatives of the cooperative visited the Tourism Regulatory Authority to understand the work of the new regulatory system for Hong Kong's tourism industry since its full implementation on September 1, 2022. They also went to a store in Tsim Sha Tsui to receive inbound travel groups and learned about the measures taken to ensure that inbound travel groups from mainland China carry out shopping trips under the administrative plan of the inbound travel group registration store arranged by travel agents. In addition, representatives of the collaboration team also went to the West Kowloon Cultural District to inspect the Hong Kong Palace Museum and related facilities, in order to understand the supporting facilities and pedestrian flow management arrangements for the scenic spots. On the 12th, representatives of the cooperative organization held a work exchange meeting to discuss various cooperation plans for joint supervision of the Greater Bay Area tourism market. The work exchange meeting aims to prepare for the collaborative joint meeting to be held at the end of this year. The collaborative body was established by the tourism authorities of 9 mainland cities in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Macau Special Administrative Region, and Greater Bay Area in accordance with the Joint Supervision Agreement on the Tourism Market signed in 2020. It is committed to improving and strengthening tourism market regulation, jointly maintaining good market order, and its goal is to promote the healthy development of the Greater Bay Area tourism market. The collaborative joint meeting is held once a year, with each participating city taking turns hosting and serving as the chairman of the joint meeting. Hong Kong is the rotating chairman of the 2023 Joint Meeting. (New News Agency)