The number of tourists visiting Hong Kong in September fell by 98% in the first three quarters when there were less than 10,000 visitors

The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that the preliminary number of visitors to Hong Kong in September was 9,879, an increase of 8.2% from the same period last year, and the daily average was about 329.

Affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic and global travel restrictions, cumulatively, the number of visitors to Hong Kong from January to September this year was approximately 63,000, a year-on-year decrease of 98.2%.

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The Tourism Board announced that in September this year, there were 6,955 mainland visitors to Hong Kong, an increase of 12% over the same period last year. In the first three quarters of this year (January to September), the total number of mainland visitors to Hong Kong was 46,051, year-on-year Tumbled 98.3%, becoming the largest decline group.

In September, there were 2,924 non-mainland tourists (including short-distance, long-distance, new market and Macau tourists), which was also an increase of 0.1% over the same period last year. Among them, there were 1,020 long-distance passengers, an increase of 5.7%, and short-distance passengers, 1,361, a decrease of 2.3%. In the new market, 288 people visited Hong Kong, a decrease of 39.1% from the same period last year.

The Tourism Board pointed out that it is actively preparing for the re-launch of a number of large-scale events and publicity in the market in the next few months, including the annual event "Hong Kong Food and Wine Parade", "Hong Kong New Year's Eve Countdown", and the " The "Reward You Tour" campaign aims to continue to promote a positive local atmosphere, stimulate the economy, support the tourism, catering and retail industries, and maintain Hong Kong's exposure and positive image in the Mainland and internationally.

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