Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals in Hong Kong during the first two days of the National Day “golden week” surpassed the pre-pandemic total for the same period in 2018, as the tourism chief expressed confidence that the city would reach its annual target of 53.8 million visitors earlier than expected. The city recorded 511,311 arrivals from the mainland on Thursday and Friday, according to Immigration Department figures, edging past the 508,578 recorded during the same period in 2018. The first...
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SAT · 2026-10-03 · 06:13 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-1003-116004
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Mainland Chinese arrivals in first 2 days of ‘golden week’ holiday top 2018 total
During the first two days of the National Day "golden week" holiday, Hong Kong saw more mainland Chinese visitor arrivals than in the same period of 2018, before the pandemic. Immigration Department figures show 511,311 mainland arrivals on Thursday and Friday, exceeding the 508,578 recorded in 2018.
Kristen CheungSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-10-03 · 06:13 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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During the first two days of the National Day "golden week" holiday, Hong Kong saw more mainland Chinese visitor arrivals than in the same period of 2018, before the pandemic. Immigration Department figures show 511,311 mainland arrivals on Thursday and Friday, exceeding the 508,578 recorded in 2018. This surge has led the tourism chief to express confidence that Hong Kong will meet its annual visitor target of 53.8 million earlier than anticipated. The article highlights the strong recovery of tourism from mainland China to Hong Kong.
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The 2018 total for the same period was 508,578 arrivals.
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The city recorded 511,311 arrivals from the mainland on Thursday and Friday.
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Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals in Hong Kong during the first two days of the 'golden week' holiday surpassed the pre-pandemic total for the same period in 2018.
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Hong Kong's tourism chief expressed confidence that the city would reach its annual target of 53.8 million visitors earlier than expected.
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