Hong Kong Tourism Board: 4.39 million visitors in July, up 12% year-on-year.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced that the preliminary number of visitors to Hong Kong in July this year was 4.39 million, an increase of 12% compared to the previous year. In the first seven months, there were approximately 28 million visitors to Hong Kong, a 12% increase compared to the previous year. Of these visitors, 21.3 million were from Mainland China, and 6.72 million were from non-Mainland areas, with year-on-year increases of 10% and 16% respectively. In July, the number of visitors from short-haul source markets increased by 12% compared to the previous year, with Japan and Taiwan performing well. Long-haul market visitors increased by over 20% year-on-year, with the main growth coming from the UK, the US, Australia, France, and Germany.