STORY: Hong Kong sees 52 pct increase in tourist arrivals in Jan.-July
SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage
DATELINE: Aug. 16, 2024
LENGTH: 00:02:20
LOCATION: HONG KONG, China
CATEGORY: Tourism

SHOTLIST:
1. various of street views of Hong Kong
2. various of a parade in a traditional cultural event in May
3. various of drone show to celebrate Dragon Boat Festival in June

STORYLINE:

Visitor arrivals to Hong Kong amounted to 3.92 million in July, up 10 percent year-on-year, half of which being overnight stays, showed preliminary data released Thursday by the Hong Kong Tourism Board.
   
From January to July this year, a total of about 25 million visitor arrivals to Hong Kong were recorded, up 52 percent year-on-year, the data showed. Among them, 19.3 million were from the Chinese mainland, up 47 percent year-on-year, compared to 5.8 million non-Chinese mainland visitor arrivals, up 71 percent year-on-year.
   
Last month saw 3.14 million Chinese mainland visitor arrivals, an increase of 5.5 percent year-on-year, in addition to about 780,000 non-mainland visitor arrivals, up 27.5 percent from a year earlier.
   
Since May this year, the tourism board has regularly organized drone or fireworks displays in conjunction with traditional festivals or big events to enrich visitors' experience, and earned positive feedback from visitors.
   
Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Hong Kong, China.
(XHTV)