Hong Kong recorded a 13 per cent year-on-year increase in mainland Chinese visitors on the first day of the “Golden Week” Labour Day holiday, with more than 300,000 inbound trips made throughout the day.Meanwhile, the number of Hongkongers leaving the city on Friday also surged by 45 per cent compared with last year, reaching more than 430,000 outbound journeys.Immigration statistics on Saturday showed 1.32 million cross-border trips were made on the first of the mainland’s five-day holiday, of which 300,466 were inbound visits.
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SAT · 2026-05-02 · 08:48 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0502-73186
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Hong Kong records 13% rise in mainland Chinese visitors on day 1 of ‘golden week’
Hong Kong experienced a significant influx of mainland Chinese visitors on the first day of the Labour Day "golden week" holiday, with a 13% year-on-year increase. Over 300,000 inbound trips were recorded on Friday, contributing to a total of 1.32 million cross-border journeys made that day.
Connor MycroftSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-05-02 · 08:48 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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Hong Kong experienced a significant influx of mainland Chinese visitors on the first day of the Labour Day "golden week" holiday, with a 13% year-on-year increase. Over 300,000 inbound trips were recorded on Friday, contributing to a total of 1.32 million cross-border journeys made that day. Concurrently, outbound travel from Hong Kong also saw a substantial surge, with 45% more residents leaving the city compared to the previous year, totaling over 430,000 departures. This data highlights increased travel activity between mainland China and Hong Kong during the holiday period.
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A total of 1.32 million cross-border trips were made on the first day of the mainland’s five-day holiday.
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More than 430,000 outbound journeys were made by Hong Kong residents on the first day of the holiday.
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The number of Hongkongers leaving the city on Friday surged by 45 per cent compared with last year.
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More than 300,000 inbound trips were made by mainland Chinese visitors throughout the first day of the holiday.
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Hong Kong recorded a 13 per cent year-on-year increase in mainland Chinese visitors on the first day of the 'golden week' Labour Day holiday.
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