Hong Kong's ‘golden week' tourist numbers rise by better-than-expected 22%
Tourist growth numbers during the recent Labour Day 'golden week' holiday were higher than originally forecast, Hong Kong's No 2 official said on Saturday, adding that the government would closely track the new preferences of visitors on social media.
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Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said 1.1 million people visited Hong Kong during the five-day break, a rise of 22 per cent from last year, which exceeded the original estimate of a 10 per cent increase.
Chan added that hotel occupancy rates generally reached 90 per cent.
'We did a lot of preparation in advance to ensure that the overall order of visitors was good,' he told a radio programme.
'Overall, the performance of the Labour Day holiday was satisfactory.'
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Chan said that an interdepartmental working group on festival arrangements that he led had reviewed public transport services and measures at attractions before the break.
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