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INDUSTRY AND TRADE
Zealand and Pakistan by Trade Commissioners. Consulates- General are maintained by Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cambodia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Panama, the Philippines, Switzerland, Thailand, the United Arab Republic, and the United States. Consulates are maintained by Portugal, Sweden, Venezuela and Vietnam. The consular representatives of Finland, Mexico, Poland, Spain and Turkey are resident in London and have juris- diction extending to Hong Kong. Austria, Burma, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, the Irish Republic, Israel, Nicaragua, Peru, and Spain have honorary consular representation in Hong Kong. In addition, Austria, France, Italy and Thailand have resident Trade Commissioners.
TOURISM
The year 1961 saw an increase in the tourist industry of Hong Kong beyond the most optimistic forecasts. The number of in- coming visitors of all nationalities, but excluding overseas Chinese, exceeded 210,000. Of this number approximately 34.5% were of American nationality, 32% of British Commonwealth nationality and 33.5% of other nationalities. About 80% of all visitors arrived by air and the remainder by sea.
The total number of visitors for the year represents an increase of about 32% over the 1960 figure, and their needs were met by the opening of several new, first class hotels. Private enterprise which invested in this particular sector of the travel industry has already justified its confidence in tourism; during the months of March, April, May, October, November and part of December (the peak seasons for visitors) most hotels were full. Three thousand three hundred and thirty seven hotel rooms composed of 1,191 single rooms, 1,842 double rooms and 304 suites are now avail- able in Hong Kong.
The number of tourists has more than doubled in four years and as there is no reason to suppose that the popularity of Hong Kong as a tourist centre will decline, it is possible that, until other hotels now under construction open for business, the Colony may again experience a shortage of hotel accommodation. By the end of 1963 a further 2,500 new first class and de luxe hotel rooms should be available.