More than 682,000 mainland Chinese visitors entered Hong Kong during the first three days of the “golden week” holiday, with arrivals on Friday setting a new post-pandemic record, the finance chief has revealed, as he pledged to strengthen infrastructure to make every part of the city a tourist destination.
A total of 682,114 mainland visitors entered Hong Kong between May 1 and 3 for the Labour Day break, marking a 22.83 per cent year-on-year increase from 2024, official statistics showed on Sunday.
Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po also pledged in his weekly blog to strengthen tourism infrastructure to make every part of the city a tourism destination, echoing remarks previously made by Beijing’s point man on Hong Kong affairs.
For the first three days of the holiday that runs until May 5 on the mainland, Hong Kong welcomed a total of 803,612 visitors, 26.2 per cent more than during the same period last year.
Chan said the second day alone saw 267,000 mainland arrivals, setting a new single-day record since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic.
To accommodate the rise in arrivals, Chan said, the government would expand the city’s infrastructure and pay attention to improving visitors’ travel experiences.
