Hong Kong stops overseas promotion

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTA) has decided to suspend overseas advertisements meant to bring tourists to the city after the outbreak of a deadly pneumonia that has made hundreds sick in the former British territory.

'We have deciced to suspend most overseas advertisement as the climate is not right to promote Hong Kong abroad', Simon Clennell, HKTA spokesman, said, citing fears of Severe Acute Respiratory Sydrome (SARS), known commonly as atypical pneumonia. With the onset of SARS, which is blamed for at least 62 deaths worldwide, several countries issued travel warnings to steer clear of the city.

'We have deciced to suspend most overseas advertisement as the climate is not right to promote Hong Kong abroad', Simon Clennell, HKTA spokesman, said, citing fears of Severe Acute Respiratory Sydrome (SARS), known commonly as atypical pneumonia. With the onset of SARS, which is blamed for at least 62 deaths worldwide, several countries issued travel warnings to steer clear of the city.

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