China considering reducing working hours to boost tourism
The State Council of the People's Republic of China has suggested decreasing summer working hours, in addition to 26 other proposals in a bid to boost domestic tourism and consumption. Beijing-based economist Hu Xingdou  said tourism development had “hit a bottleneck”.
China's State Council wants workers to take Friday afternoons off in the summer so they can make long-weekend trips to popular tourist spots such as Wuzhizhou Island, off the coast of Hainan Province. Photo: Keith Chan