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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

1997

United States of America

Canada

South and Central America

Regional total

Europe, Africa and the Middle East

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Italy

South Africa

Middle East

Others

Regional total

Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific

Australia

New Zealand

Others

Regional total

North Asia

Japan

South Korea

Regional total

South and Southeast Asia

1998

Number of persons

1999

800 539

773 309

802 705

178 046

194 351

210 899

65 202

61 745

64 178

1 043 787

1 029 405

1 077 782

340 263

325 738

308 754

235 006

170 716

172 166

133 807

115 543

122 811

67 065

63 216

64 792

26 500

23 830

24 756

41 328

47 351

332 218

294 448

61 795 308 102

1 176 187

1 040 842

1 063 176

293 974 52 786

272 454 54 135

7 970

5 952

281 151 47 481

5 176

354 730

332 541

333 808

1 368 988

357 538

945 334 179 499

1 020 307

259 549

1 726 526

1 124 833

1 279 856

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

174 947

104 885

188 069

269 337

235 928

262 940

326 418

214 556

259 858

339 689

331 610

351 175

Thailand

214 782

130 405

176 437

India

89 320

93 048

103 114

Others

83 972

85 059

81 367

Regional total

1 498 465

1 195 491

1 422 960

The mainland of China (1)

2 297 128

2 597 442

3 083 859

Taiwan

1 782 580

1 812 634

2 000 180

Macau

526 858

441 523

416 839

Total

10 406 261

9 574 711

10 678 460

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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