Tourists visit Tsim Sha Tsui in South China's Hong Kong on April 30, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong recorded over 20 million visitor arrivals from January to August this year, the Hong Kong Tourism Board announced on Wednesday.

According to the HKTB, benefiting from the peak season of summer holidays, Hong Kong recorded preliminary visitor arrivals of about 4.1 million for August, representing a 14 percent month-on-month increase. The figure is equivalent to 84 percent of the pre-pandemic level.

Among the visitors to Hong Kong in August, The Chinese mainland visitors accounted for the majority, with more than 3.43 million visitors recorded.

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Overall, Hong Kong's tourism industry is recovering at a steady and gradual pace. However, factors such as currency exchange rates, airline capacity and the global economic outlook will continue to affect the actual pace of the recovery, the HKTB said, adding that it will organize a series of events in the coming months to attract tourists.