More than 682,000 mainland Chinese visitors entered Hong Kong during the first three days of the “golden week” holiday, with arrivals on Friday setting a new post-pandemic record, the finance chief has revealed, as he pledged to strengthen infrastructure to make every part of the city a tourist destination.
A total of 682,114 mainland visitors entered Hong Kong between May 1 and 3 for the Labour Day break, marking a 22.83 per cent year-on-year increase from 2024, official statistics showed on Sunday.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also pledged in his weekly blog to strengthen tourism infrastructure to make every part of the city a tourism destination, echoing remarks previously made by Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs.
For the first three days of the holiday that runs until May 5 on the mainland, Hong Kong welcomed a total of 803,612 visitors, 26.2 per cent more than during the same period last year. On Sunday, more than 173,000 visitors arrived in the city whereas over 198,000 departed as of 9pm.
Chan said the second day alone saw 267,000 mainland arrivals, setting a new single-day record since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To accommodate the rise in arrivals, Chan said, the government would expand the city’s infrastructure and pay attention to improving visitors’ travel experiences.
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