Thursday, February 22, 1973
LESS RESIDENTS VISITING CHINA DURING LUNAR NEW YEAR
The number of Hong Kong residents going to China during the
Lunar New Year period this year dropped by about five per cent compared
with last year.
A total of 138,203 local residents crossed into China by way
of Lowu between January 28 and February 12, compared with 146,532 in
the equivaltent period in 1972.
Another 110,735 people returned from China during this period,
making a total of 248,938 people travelling to and from China.
A spokesman for the Immigration Department said today that traffic
over the border started to build up towards the end of January.
The highest number of passengers departing for China in any one
day during this period was registered on the New Year Day (February 3) when
18,830 people were cleared by the immigration staff.
"As the holiday came to an end, travellers began to return in
substantial numbers," the spokesman said.
On February 11, 18,252 people entered Hong Kong
number of incoming passengers dealt with in a single day during this period.
Traffic between Hong Kong and Macao during the New Year period
-
the highest
showed an increase of about eight per cent over last year.
Terminal
Altogether, 246,575 passengers were cleared at the Macao Ferry
119,721 for Macao and 126,854 from Macao, compared with a
total of 227,317 in 1972.
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