KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 23 — Fly to Hong Kong for free, anyone?

You can if you win one of the 80,000 round-trip air tickets Cathay Pacific will be offering to residents across South-east Asia.

The contest is part of the World of Winners campaign sponsored by Airport Authority Hong Kong, where 500,000 free tickets are being offered to global visitors.

Of the 80,000 tickets given by Cathay Pacific, only 7,000 will be for Malaysia residents.

The initiative is in support of Hong Kong Tourism Board’s Hello Hong Kong campaign to welcome tourists back to the city, now that travel restrictions have been lifted.

In South-east Asia, the campaign will be launched in phases, beginning first with Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines on Mar 1, 2 and 3 respectively.

This is followed by Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia in stages two weeks later.

The Hello Hong Kong promotional campaign is being rolled out worldwide to send the positive message that Hong Kong is back with new exciting experiences awaiting visitors.

An array of enticing welcoming offers from over 16,000 outlets across the city have been put together by the HKTB and the tourism and hospitality sectors to welcome back visitors.

Among which, at the initial stage, at least 1 million Hong Kong Goodies visitor consumption vouchers will be given out.

Lucky visitors will be entitled to a complimentary welcome drink at participating bars, restaurants and hotels.

Cash vouchers will be given out too.

To join the campaign, participants must be a Cathay member.

They may sign up for a free membership on Cathay Pacific’s website.

The campaign will run from Mar 16 (12pm local time) to Mar 22 (23:59pm local time).

During this period, members must visit the campaign website, sign in using their Cathay membership details and answer three questions correctly.

The prize will be awarded to the first 7,000 entrants with correct answers.

Each member may submit one entry only.

The winners will be announced on the campaign website on Apr 3 and they will also receive an email with details on how to redeem their prize.

For more information, please visit https://flights.cathaypacific.com/en_MY/offers/world-of-winners.html.