Coronavirus: visitor arrivals from mainland drop nearly 30 per cent after Hong Kong government closes border crossings

The number of mainland Chinese visitors entering Hong Kong dropped 29.6 per cent on Thursday, as an array of emergency measures took effect to reduce cross-border travel and contain the spread of the deadly coronavirus.But the drop in arrival figures on the first day of shutting down two railways and six border checkpoints fell well short of the government’s stated goal of slashing 80 per cent of mainland visitor arrivals.The figures were revealed on Friday as executive councillor Regina Ip Lau…