The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region welcomed around 1.4 million visitors during the Chinese New Year holiday, according to an interdepartmental working group of HKSAR government.
The working group said in a statement on Wednesday that the travelers who arrived in the city between Jan 28 to Feb 4 included 1.2 million visitors from the Chinese mainland, representing around 85 percent of the total arrivals. The daily average of mainland visitors was around 150,000.
"During this Chinese New Year Golden Week, the wide range of celebration events held in Hong Kong, including the Cathay International Chinese New Year Night Parade on the first day of Chinese New Year, the fireworks display on the second day, the Chinese New Year Raceday on the third day and the Chinese New Year Cup football match on the fourth day, were well received by the public and visitors from the mainland and different parts of the world,” said Chief Secretary for Administration Eric Chan Kwok-ki.
The arrival of mainland visitors peaked on Jan 30, with around 190,000 travelers from the mainland arriving in the territory.
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The Express Rail Link West Kowloon Control Point received the highest number of mainland visitors, followed by the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point.
According to the Travel Industry Authority's information, over 2,200 mainland tour groups visited Hong Kong during the Chinese New Year Golden Week, with around 83 percent engaged in overnight itineraries.
These tour groups involved around 79,000 visitors, accounting for around 7 percent of all mainland visitors.
The visitors went to different parts of Hong Kong, with high visitor flow observed at major tourist attractions including the West Kowloon Cultural District, Ocean Park, Hong Kong Disneyland, the Peak Tram and Ngong Ping 360.
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According to the information provided by the hotel industry, the hotel occupancy rate during the Chinese New Year Golden Week reached 90 percent in general.
