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Written by: Zhang Meihua
2019-12-27 18:45
Last updated: 2019-12-27 18:54This year's winter solstice and Christmas holidays were spent in a storm of amendments. Many citizens took advantage of the holidays to travel outside Hong Kong. According to the Immigration Department, the number of inbound and outbound passengers from the Winter Solstice (21st) to Boxing Day (26th) last Saturday, a total of more than 2.3 million people entered through various ports, a decrease of more than 25% compared with more than 3.09 million people in the same period last year. The figures all recorded declines. Including the number of arrivals from the Mainland and other tourists, the number of arrivals in the Mainland has fallen by 53% year-on-year in the past six days, and a total of 620,000 passengers have entered the country. Of these, 449,000 have entered the country, a decrease of 56% year-on-year, and about 172,000 other visitors, a year-on-year decrease. 43%.
Many Hong Kong people travel abroad during the Christmas break. According to figures released by the Immigration Department, the total number of arrivals and departures in the past 6 days was 4,995,078, a decrease of 23.4% from 6,524,776 the same day last year. In the past 6 days, a total of 2,299,608 people entered through Hong Kong's ports, compared with 3,086,667 people in the same period last year, a decrease of about 25.5%; and in terms of departures, in the past 6 days, a total of 2,695,470 people have left the country, compared with 3,438,109 people in the same period last year, a decrease of 21.6%.
Among them, there were 3,762,961 Hong Kong residents entering and exiting in the past 6 days; compared with 3,907,317 entering and exiting in the same period last year, a decrease of 3.69%. In the past six days, a total of 449,280 mainland visitors entered the country, a significant drop of 55.5% from the 1,003,813 mainland visitors who entered the same period last year. In addition, a total of 171,720 other visitors entered the country over the past 6 days, down by more than 43% from the 303,785 arrivals in the same period last year.
More than 620,000 tourists arrived during the winter solstice and Christmas season, which fell 53% year-on-year, of which mainland visitors fell 56%. The picture shows Boxing Day on December 26. Riot police patrol the waterfront of Tsim Sha Tsui. (Photo / Photo by Liang Pengwei)
The High-speed Rail West Kowloon Station was opened to traffic in September last year. In the past 6 days, 109,989 people have entered through the High-speed Rail West Kowloon Station, which is a significant drop of nearly 76.2% from the same period last year. The high-speed rail station at West Kowloon Station has had 163,863 trips in the past 6 days, which is a drop of more than 32.3% from 241,983 trips in the same period last year.
In addition, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was also opened in October last year. In the past 6 days, 162,923 people entered through the Hong Kong Port of Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, a decrease of 18.7% from 200,296 people in the same period last year. As for the number of departures, in the past 6 days, 213,238 people have departed via the Hong Kong Port of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, which is 23.8% lower than the same period last year.
The Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge was also opened in October last year. In the past 6 days, 162,923 people entered through the Hong Kong Port of Zhuhai-Macao Bridge, a decrease of 18.7% from 200,296 people in the same period last year. The crowded scene at the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge port last year is no longer the case this year. (Profile picture / Photo by Zhang Haowei)
As for the airport, there were 367,925 arrivals in the past 6 days, a decrease of 23.5% from the 481,128 arrivals in the same period last year. In terms of departures, there were 451,429 departures via the airport in the past 6 days, a decrease of 16.5% compared with 540,749 in the same period last year.
As for the airport, there were 367,925 arrivals in the past 6 days, a decrease of 23.5% from the 481,128 arrivals in the same period last year. This year, the airport implemented control measures, and passengers are required to show their IDs and registration cards to enter. (Photo / Photo by Liang Pengwei)
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