Table 2 : Tourism in China
(1) Trips made by visitors
(a)
Total no.
of trips made by visitors
(b)
No. of trips made by visitors from Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan ('000)
(b) X 100%
(a)
('000)
1981
7 767
7 053
91
1982
7 924
7 117
90
1983
9 477
8 564
90
1984
12 852
11 670
91
1985
17 833
16 378
92
1986
22 820
N.A.
N.A.
Average annual
rate of
increase (%)
24
23*
1981-86
(5 years)
Note : (*) Between 1981 and 1985
(2) Income from tourism
Total income from tourism
Expenditure of Hong Kong
residents in China # (US$ Mn)
(US$ Mn)
1981
785
404
1982
843
394
1983
941
447
1984
1 131
580
1985
1 250
695
1986
1 530
816
Average annual
rate of
increase (%)
14
15
1981-86
(5 years)
Note : (#)
Sources:
These figures were obtained from the General Household Survey conducted in Hong Kong. They are not directly comparable with China's statistics on income from tourism.
China Statistical Yearbook 1986
People's Daily (overseas edition)
Results of the General Household Survey conducted by the
Census and Statistics Department of Hong Kong.
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