About 1.406 million mainland tourists entered Hong Kong during the National Day holiday

China News Service, Hong Kong, October 7 (Reporter Qiu Zhaoxiang) The reporter learned from the Immigration Department of the Hong Kong SAR Government on the 7th that as of 21:00 that day, a total of approximately 1.406 million mainland tourists had entered Hong Kong during the National Day holiday from mainland China (October 1 to 7) this year.

Data show that the peak number of mainland visitors was on October 1, with 277,000 recorded, setting a new single-day high since Hong Kong and the mainland fully resumed customs clearance in 2023. The West Kowloon Station of the High Speed ​​Rail, Lok Ma Chau Extension Line and Shenzhen Bay Port continued to receive huge passenger flow during the holidays.

Huang Shaomei, executive director and chief executive officer of New World Development, said that during the Mainland’s National Day holiday this year, visitors to Hong Kong will have a stronger willingness to spend. K11 MUSEA, its international cultural retail landmark, continued to promote brand upgrades and boosted business performance during the National Day holiday. Passenger flow reached a new high during the same period, and tourist consumption increased by 26% year-on-year. Among the sales of various brand categories, jewelry and watches continue to be an important engine for consumption growth, with the largest single purchase reaching nearly HK$2 million. The sales growth of sports fashion is the most prominent, with member consumption in related categories increasing nearly three times year-on-year. In addition, this year’s National Day fireworks display attracted about 380,000 people to watch on both sides of Victoria Harbor. K11 MUSEA, located on the waterfront of Victoria Harbor, also benefited. All the fireworks and sea view restaurants in the venue were fully booked for dinner on October 1.

Law Shu-pui, Secretary for Culture, Sports and Tourism of the Hong Kong SAR Government, mentioned that the Hong Kong Tourism Board will use the "Only in Hong Kong" (Only in Hong Kong) promotion strategy to launch more special events. She said that as of August, the number of tourists visiting Hong Kong this year had reached 36.7 million, and the SAR government was confident that it could successfully achieve the full-year target of 53.8 million tourists.