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Hong Kong welcomes record number of visitors
29 Jul 2010
The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) has released figures showing that the destination welcomed a record number of visitors in the first half of the year.
More than 16.8m tourists visited the city, marking the highest half-yearly figure ever recorded and an increase of 23.1% from the same period in 2009.
A substantial year-on-year increase of 43.5% was recorded in the figures for June, when more than 2.6m travellers arrived in Hong Kong.
HKTB chairman James Tien said: 'We saw not just significant year-on-year growth, but also a leap upward from the 2008 level in many market regions.
'While the base for comparison is relatively [low] due to the drop in visitor arrivals resulting from the confirmation of the first human swine flu case in Hong Kong last May, the recovering global economy has helped to increase travel propensity and sustain the growth momentum of visitor arrivals this year.'
Mr Tien revealed that the positive trend is set to continue in the summer, with visitor numbers expected to rise by up to 25%.
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More than 16.8m tourists visited the city, marking the highest half-yearly figure ever recorded and an increase of 23.1% from the same period in 2009.
A substantial year-on-year increase of 43.5% was recorded in the figures for June, when more than 2.6m travellers arrived in Hong Kong.
HKTB chairman James Tien said: 'We saw not just significant year-on-year growth, but also a leap upward from the 2008 level in many market regions.
'While the base for comparison is relatively [low] due to the drop in visitor arrivals resulting from the confirmation of the first human swine flu case in Hong Kong last May, the recovering global economy has helped to increase travel propensity and sustain the growth momentum of visitor arrivals this year.'
Mr Tien revealed that the positive trend is set to continue in the summer, with visitor numbers expected to rise by up to 25%.
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