HK sees 16.9% more visitors over Chinese New Year

2/21/2010 11:57:00 AM

In response to media enquiries about the visitor arrivals during the Chinese New Year Golden Week, Mr James Tien, Chairman of the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), has made the following remarks: “This year, the total visitor arrivals during the Chinese New Year Golden Week reached 782,163. This represented an increase of 16.9% when compared with the figure in the equivalent period of 2009. Out of the total arrivals, those from Mainland China took up more than 70%. In particular, Mainland arrivals surged to 102,849 on 16 February, the third day of the Lunar New Year, setting a new record of Mainland arrivals in a single day. In addition to Mainland China, robust growth was also recorded for other short- and long-haul markets. Our provisional figures show that the cumulative visitor arrivals from 1 January to 19 February this year have already surpassed five million, reaching a new historic high.

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