The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) announced that Hong Kong saw a provisional visitor arrival of 1.462 million in February, a triple of that in January. The figure first exceeded one million since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in February 2020 and is equivalent to about 30% of that before the pandemic.
Among the arrivals, Mainland visitors shows a significant increase. Other short-haul visitors mainly came from Southeast Asia. Share of leisure visitors is also on a continuous rise.
Provisional Visitor Arrivals of February 2023
| Markets | 2022 | 2023 | ||
| Dec | Annual | Jan | Feb | |
| Mainland | 67,244 | 375,130 | 280,525 | 1,108,653 |
| Non-Mainland* | 93,334 | 229,434 | 218,164 | 353,316 |
| Short-haul | 49,532 | 107,304 | 84,098 | 165,847 |
| Long-haul | 34,077 | 95,437 | 54,109 | 75,628 |
| New markets | 5,444 | 16,473 | 6,343 | 13,288 |
| Total | 160,578 | 604,564 | 498,689 | 1,461,969 |
Note: Because of rounding, the total may differ from the sum of the individual figures.
*Includes figures from long-haul, short-haul, and new markets, as well as the Macao SAR.
(Full details of January 2023 visitor arrivals will be released on 28 February.)
