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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

United States

Canada

South and Central America

Regional total

1999

Number of persons

2000

2001

858 925

966 008

935 717

226 185

70 203

253 095 76 805

249 707 73 143

1 155 313

1 295 908

1 258 567

Europe, Africa and the Middle East

United Kingdom

Germany

France

Italy

South Africa

Middle East

Others

Regional tota!

333 973

367 938

360 581

189 292

193 837

173 359

135 401

142 487

136 876

69 703

70 743

65 753

26 170

30 908

32 504

62 999

81 108

74 352

331 530

336 082

1 149 068

1 223 103

1 171 386

327 961

Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific

Australia

New Zealand

Others

Regional total

North Asia

Japan

South Korea

Regional total

South and Southeast Asia

304 707 51 276

352 409

58 185

5 639

6 172

324 156 57 501 5 093

361 622

416 766

386 750

1 174 071 291 015

1 382 417

372 639

1 465 086

1 755 056

1 336 538 425 732

1 762 270

Indonesia

Malaysia

Philippines

Singapore

196 221

236 275

212 260

277 355

314 857

286 338

274 587

278 460

293 105

370 156

450 569

421 513

Thailand

195 587

228 774

241 480

India

107 370

131 368

161 752

Others

89 589

106 810

130 110

Regional total

1 510 865

1 747 113

1 746 558

The mainland of China (1)

3 206 452

3 785 845

4 448 583

Taiwan

2 063 027

2 385 739

2 418 827

Macao

416 839

449 947

Total

11 328 272

13 059 477

532 391

13 725 332

Notes: Figures are based on a systematic sampling of Arrival Cards completed by visitors to Hong Kong.

Figures include arrivals of non-Macao residents via Macao.

(1) Figures include transients and seamen.

Sources: Hong Kong Tourism Board.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2807 6543)

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