APPENDICES
APPENDIX 47
(Chapter 16: Travel and Tourism)
Visitor Arrivals by Country/Territory of Residence
Country/Territory of residence
The Americas
1996
1997
Number of persons
1998
United States of America
751 275
800 539
773 309
Canada
165 887
178 046
194 351
South and Central America
55 970
65 202
61 745
Regional total
973 132
1 043 787
1 029 405
Europe, Africa and the Middle East
United Kingdom
397 153
340 263
Germany
275 892
235 006
325 738 170716
France
126 986
133 807
115 543
Italy
67 891
67 065
63 216
South Africa
30 324
26.500
Middle East
35 932
Others
343 996
41 328 332 218
23 830
47 351 294 448
Regional total
1 278 174
1 176 187
1 040 842
Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Others
Regional total
North Asia
Japan
South Korea
Regional total
South and Southeast Asia
310 597 58 038
293 974 52 786
13 266
7 970
272 454 54 135
5 952
381 901
354 730
332 541
2 382 890 396 549
1 368 988 357 538
945 334 179 499
2 779 439
1 726 526
1 124 833
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
174 960
174 947
104 885
263 670
269 337
235 928
376 746
326 418
214 556
349 768
339 689
331 610
Thailand
262 735
214 782
130 405
India
105 838
89 320
93 048
Others
82 290
83 972
85 059
Regional total
1 616 007
1 498 465
1 195 491
The mainland of China (1)
2 311 184
2 297 128
2 597 442
Taiwan
1 821 279
1 782 580
1 812 634
Macau
541 619
526 858
441 523
Total
11 702 735
10 406 261
9 574 711
Notes:
Figures are based on a systematic sampling of Arrival Cards completed by visitors to Hong Kong. (1) Figures include transients and seamen.
Sources: Hong Kong Tourist Association.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2807 6543)
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