APPENDICES
APPENDIX 53
(Chapter 17: Travel and Tourism)
Visitor Arrivals by Country/Territory of Residence
Country/Territory of residence
The Americas
United States
Canada
South and Central America
Regional total
1999
Number of persons
2000
2001
858 925
966 008
935 717
226 185
70 203
253 095 76 805
249 707 73 143
1 155 313
1 295 908
1 258 567
Europe, Africa and the Middle East
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Italy
South Africa
Middle East
Others
Regional tota!
333 973
367 938
360 581
189 292
193 837
173 359
135 401
142 487
136 876
69 703
70 743
65 753
26 170
30 908
32 504
62 999
81 108
74 352
331 530
336 082
1 149 068
1 223 103
1 171 386
327 961
Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific
Australia
New Zealand
Others
Regional total
North Asia
Japan
South Korea
Regional total
South and Southeast Asia
304 707 51 276
352 409
58 185
5 639
6 172
324 156 57 501 5 093
361 622
416 766
386 750
1 174 071 291 015
1 382 417
372 639
1 465 086
1 755 056
1 336 538 425 732
1 762 270
Indonesia
Malaysia
Philippines
Singapore
196 221
236 275
212 260
277 355
314 857
286 338
274 587
278 460
293 105
370 156
450 569
421 513
Thailand
195 587
228 774
241 480
India
107 370
131 368
161 752
Others
89 589
106 810
130 110
Regional total
1 510 865
1 747 113
1 746 558
The mainland of China (1)
3 206 452
3 785 845
4 448 583
Taiwan
2 063 027
2 385 739
2 418 827
Macao
416 839
449 947
Total
11 328 272
13 059 477
532 391
13 725 332
Notes: Figures are based on a systematic sampling of Arrival Cards completed by visitors to Hong Kong.
Figures include arrivals of non-Macao residents via Macao.
(1) Figures include transients and seamen.
Sources: Hong Kong Tourism Board.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2807 6543)
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