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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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