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Hong Kong Tourism Board QR Codes: Colorful QR Codes Serve as Guides

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Author: Zara Rizwan
Published: August 30, 2017
Updated: May 16, 2025

China never ceases to amaze with its usage of QR Codes. Still not aware of China’s love for QR Codes? Read our article on China’s fascination with QR Codes here.

Now the latest to join the list is the Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Tourism Board QR Codes

The Hong Kong Tourism Board is using QR Codes to help tourists who visit Hong Kong’s business district, Central, explore the city better.

The Tourism Board has used some creative QR Codes that help tourists visit hidden treasures in the city. The QR Codes will assist tourists discover galleries, temples, and places that serve the city’s famous street foods.

As part of the campaign, the Hong Kong tourism boards has organised four tourists walks-Tasting Hong Kong, Crazy for Art, Treasure Hunt, and Time Traveler. The Time Traveler tourist walk gives visitors a tour of various heritage sites.

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Each walk has a designated QR Code. The authorities have designed colorful QR Codes to grab the tourists’ attention.

Tourists can scan these QR Codes using their smartphones. Scanning the QR Codes will direct the scanner to a webpage with more information on the tourist spots.

Though first to use such colorful QR Codes, China is not the only country that has used QR Codes to engage tourists.

Also read: 3 Ways Cities Can Use QR Codes to Help Citizens and Tourists

Our View on Hong Kong Tourism Board QR Code

The QR Codes are undoubtedly unique and visually appealing. The team at Scanova tried scanning the QR Codes, but failed. You and go ahead and give it a try. Let us know about your experience in the comments section below.

Also see how cities are going tourist friendly on low budget.

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Zara Rizwan

Zara is a digital marketing specialist with a master’s degree. She loves writing about all things digital marketing and tech. With O2O technology being her passion, she goes all-out in developing exciting and strategic QR Code-based campaigns that yield great results. Zara believes in telling stories that resonates with her target audience. That’s all about her work. Post work, you can find her tucked away in a cozy corner, sipping coffee, and reading mystery books.