Hong Kong Sees Record Mainland Chinese Arrivals in First Two Days of National Day Holiday

Hong Kong has surpassed its 2018 total for mainland Chinese arrivals in the first two days of the National Day 'golden week' holiday, with 511,311 visitors recorded. This surge has led tourism officials to predict that the city could reach its annual target of 53.8 million visitors earlier than expected.

Key facts

• Hong Kong recorded 511,311 mainland Chinese arrivals in the first two days of the National Day 'golden week' holiday.
• This number surpasses the 2018 total of 508,578 arrivals in the same period.
• On the first day of the holiday, 277,304 mainland visitors arrived, up from 247,626 in 2018.
• The second day saw 234,007 arrivals, compared to 260,952 in 2018.

Sources

• South China Morning Post