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Saturday, August 19, 1972
MORE OVERSEAS VISITORS COMING TO HONG KONG
The number of overseas visitors to Hong Kong in the second quarter of
this year increased by more than 20 per cent compared with the same quarter in
1971.
Statistics released by the Immigration Department show the numbers
of overseas visitors for the months of April, May and June, 1972, were 98,286,
99,171 and 79,828 respectively.
The same figures for the corresponding months last year were 78,839,
83,886 and 66,794 respectively.
During the quarter under review, a total of 433,908 Hong Kong residents
travelled to Macao for short visits. Arrivals from Macao totalled 447,274.
Immigration Officers at the Hong Kong International Airport cleared
a total of 5,382 inward commercial flights during the same period. Outward clearance totalled 5,362.
The number of jumbo jet flights continued to increase, but this had
caused little hardship to Immigration officials dealing with the clearance of
their large numbers of passengers.
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