Filipino tourists continue to flock to HK

 

The Big Buddha in Lantau is a favorite tourist destination

Hong Kong has again boosted its tourist arrivals last month, with about 3.8 million visitors being recorded, for a 13 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Among those who came in bigger numbers were Filipinos, whose number grew by 20 percent compared with the previous year, along with those from Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Indonesia.

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But Australia notched the biggest increase in tourist arrivals, with an additional 30 percent being recorded for April.

In sheer numbers, however, Taiwan, followed closely by South Korea and the Philippines, remain as the biggest sources of tourists to Hong Kong, after the mainland.

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Last month, a total of 370,421 visitors from Taiwan came in, while 338,364 flew in from South Korea, and 312,575 from the Philippines.

Last year, however, only Taiwan and the Philippines notched more than 1 million visitors each, while the United States and South Korea each had well over 800,000.

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For comparison, tourist arrivals from the Mainland numbered a staggering 34,043,127 last year. As of March this year, they have already breached the 9 million mark.

Between January and April this year, Hong Kong recorded a cumulative total of 16 million.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board noted that the rise in tourist arrivals has been sustained across various source countries and territories, with significant growth being recorded in several key regions.