Hong Kong enjoys 27% surge in visitor numbers for Labour Day ‘golden week’ holiday
About 222,000 were mainlanders, representing a 22 per cent increase, while 45,000 were from other places, representing a roughly 50 per cent jump.
Hong Kong has recorded a 27 per cent increase in visitor numbers during the “golden week” holiday compared with the same period last year, with most of the arrivals coming from mainland China, authorities have said.
Tourism chief Rosanna Law Shuk-pui said on Friday afternoon, the second day of the Labour Day holiday that will last until May 5, that 265,000 tourists had arrived in the city, a 27 per cent increase over the same period last year.
About 222,000 were mainlanders, representing a 22 per cent increase, while 45,000 were from other places, representing a roughly 50 per cent jump.
Law also said 260 tour groups were registered to visit the city over the holiday, 70 per cent of which had plans to stay overnight.
Asked about the crowds of tourists visiting the countryside for hiking, particularly at the High Island Reservoir in Sai Kung, Law said the Transport Department had already arranged with minibus companies to increase the number of service routes from about four to 30.
“That had already eased a lot of the issues,” she said. “But if you are talking about massive overhauls to enhance supporting facilities, like adding more restaurants or bringing major infrastructures, I think that needs to be discussed.”