填空题 The Asian {{U}} {{U}} 1 {{/U}} {{/U}}has taken its toll on Hong Kong's tourist industry, {{U}} {{U}} 2 {{/U}} {{/U}}of foreign exchange for the area. VOA Hong Kong correspondent reports on the government's efforts to revitalize {{U}} {{U}} 3 {{/U}} {{/U}}of the territory's economy.
Hong Kong has been searching for ways to boost its {{U}} {{U}} 4 {{/U}} {{/U}}tourist industry. Efforts to lift the territory's ailing sector {{U}} {{U}} 5 {{/U}} {{/U}}after the government appointed Mike Rouse as its {{U}} {{U}} 6 {{/U}} {{/U}}commissioner for tourism. Mr. Rouse says in order to {{U}} {{U}} 7 {{/U}} {{/U}}tourism, the government plans to strengthen its {{U}} {{U}} 8 {{/U}} {{/U}}and to enhance the territory's image as Asia's most popular {{U}} {{U}} 9 {{/U}} {{/U}}.
Hong Kong is still {{U}} {{U}} 10 {{/U}} {{/U}}and great center for tourism, and will always be.
However, in the last two years, tourism has taken {{U}} {{U}} 11 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Last year arrivals were down 23% from 1997 with {{U}} {{U}} 12 {{/U}} {{/U}}visitors coming here. The decline {{U}} {{U}} 13 {{/U}} {{/U}}reduced travel in the region because of the Asian economic crisis. Mr. Rouse says {{U}} {{U}} 14 {{/U}} {{/U}}to lift the tourist industry includes promoting entertainment activities in the territory {{U}} {{U}} 15 {{/U}} {{/U}}arts and culture events. But what has made tourism officials most excited are the efforts to {{U}} {{U}} 16 {{/U}} {{/U}}the Walt Disney Company to build a Disneyland theme park in Hong Kong. Such a project could attract {{U}} {{U}} 17 {{/U}} {{/U}}two million visitors a year and create tens of thousands of jobs. While negotiation continue, several Chinese language newspapers {{U}} {{U}} 18 {{/U}} {{/U}}that Wait Disney has chosen Shanghai instead of Hong Kong. Mr. Rouse, who has been leading the team {{U}} {{U}} 19 {{/U}} {{/U}}the Disneyland theme park here, says the territory is still very much {{U}} {{U}} 20 {{/U}} {{/U}}. Disney official say they will decide by the end of next month on where they will locate their second theme park in Asia.