- Mainland China — Mainland arrivals went up by 14.4% year-on-year to reach 2,296,814. Of these, 66.1% or over 1.51 million came to Hong Kong under the Individual Visit Scheme, representing an 18.5-% increase.
- Short-haul Markets — Overall short-haul arrivals rose by 16.1% year-on-year to 654,778, with South and Southeast Asia and North Asia registering growth of 24.4% and 22.7% respectively.
- Long-haul Markets — Growth of 23.2% was recorded for the long-haul arrivals, which totalled 360,219. All long-haul market regions, namely the Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, as well as Australia, New Zealand and South Pacific, showed double-digit increase in arrivals.
For the first two months of 2012, cumulative arrivals climbed up by 15.2% to 7,513,244, with Mainland, overall short-haul and long-haul arrivals all showing year-on-year growth.
February January to February
Market Region 2012 Vs. 2011 2012 Vs. 2011
Long-haul Markets 360,219 +23.2% 722,219 +6.5%
The Americas 128,239 +19.1% 258,835 +3.9%
Europe, Africa & the Middle East 181,694 +28.1% 343,353 +9.2%
Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific 50,286 +17.3% 120,031 +4.6%
Short-haul Markets(excl. Mainland China and Macau) 654,778 +16.1% 1,265,157 +4.9%
North Asia 233,089 +22.7% 437,398 +7.7%
South & Southeast Asia 259,111 +24.4% 486,994 +7.9%
Taiwan 162,578 -1.9% 340,765 -2.2%
Mainland China 2,296,814 +14.4% 5,398,392 +19.7%
Total* 3,371,202 +15.3% 7,513,244 +15.2%
*Total figure includes arrivals from Macau SAR
Overnight Visitors
Of all arrivals to Hong Kong this February, 49.7% or over 1.67 million belonged to same-day, in-town arrivals, representing an increase of 30.4% compared to the same month last year. The remaining 50.3% or about 1.70 million stayed overnight, a 3.5%-increase year-on-year. By market region, Europe, Africa and the Middle East achieved the greatest growth in overnight arrivals at 28.9%, which accounted for more than 131,000 or 72.3% of its overall arrivals.