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Appendix 8 - Statistics on Incoming Visitors by Country/Territory of Residence

Visitors
Country/Territory of Residence 2014 2015 2016
Mainland 47,247,675 45,842,360
(-3.0%)
42,778,145
(-6.7%)
Taiwan 2,031,883 2,015,797
(-0.8%)
2,011,428
(-0.2%)
Korea (Republic of) 1,251,047 1,243,293
(-0.6%)
1,392,367
(+12.0%)
U.S.A. 1,130,566 1,181,024
(+4.5%)
1,211,539
(+2.6%)
Japan 1,078,766 1,049,272
(-2.7%)
1,092,329
(+4.1%)
Macao 1,001,502 1,021,283
(+2.0%)
994,822
(-2.6%)
Singapore 737,911 675,411
(-8.5%)
674,006
(-0.2%)
Australia 603,841 574,270
(-4.9%)
575,812
(+0.3%)
United Kingdom 520,855 529,505
(+1.7%)
551,930
(+4.2%)
Malaysia 589,886 544,688
(-7.7%)
535,542
(-1.7%)
Others 4,644,904 4,630,693
(-0.3%)
4,836,983
(+4.5%)
Total 60,838,836 59,307,596
(-2.5%)
56,654,903
(-4.5%)

Figures include visitor arrivals via Macao.

Figures in brackets denote percentage changes over the preceding year.