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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 53

(Chapter 17: Travel and Tourism)

Visitor Arrivals by Country/Territory of Residence

Country/Territory of residence

The Americas

1998*

Number of persons

1999*

2000

United States of America

Canada

South and Central America

828 326

858 925

966 008

208 401

226 185

68 161

70 203

253 095 76 805

Regional total

1 104 888

1 155 313

1 295 908

Europe, Africa and the Middle East

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Italy

South Africa

Middle East

Others

Regional total

352 835

333 973

187 698

189 292

367 938 193 837

128 014

135 401

142 487

67 486

69 703

70 743

25 325

26 170

30 908

48 666

62 999

315 932

1 125 956

1 149 068

331 530

81 108 336 082

1 223 103

Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific

Australia

New Zealand

Others

Regional total

North Asia

Japan

South Korea

Regional total

South and Southeast Asia

292 796 58 942

6 382

304 707 51 276 5 639

358 120

361 622

352 409 58 185 6 172

416 766

1 100 579 197 916

1 174 071 291 015

1 298 495

1 465 086

1 382 417 372 639

1 755 056

Indonesia

110 215

196 221

236 275

Malaysia

250 449

277 355

314 857

Philippines

227 741

274 587

278 460

Singapore

350 689

370 156

450 569

Thailand

146 786

195 587

228 774

India

97 438

107 370

131 368

Others

90 168

89 589

106 810

Regional total

1 273 486

I 510 865

1 747 113

Mainland (1)

2 671 628

3 206 452

3 785 845

Taiwan

1 885 550

2 063 027

2 385 739

Macau

441 523

416 839

449 947

Total

10 159 646

11 328 272

13 059 477

Notes:

Figures are based on a systematic sampling of Arrival Cards completed by visitors to Hong Kong. Figures include arrivals of non-Macau Residents via Macau.

(1) Figures include transients and seamen.

Revised figures.

Sources: Hong Kong Tourism Board.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2807 6543)