Appendix 8 - Statistics on Incoming Visitors by Country / Territory of Residence
| Visitors | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country/Territory of Residence | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Mainland | 45,842,360 |
42,778,145 (-6.7%) |
44,445,259 (+3.9%) |
| Taiwan | 2,015,797 | 2,011,428 (-0.2%) |
2,010,755 (^) |
| Korea (Republic of) | 1,243,293 | 1,392,367 (+12.0%) |
1,487,670 (+6.8%) |
| U.S.A. | 1,181,024 | 1,211,539 (+2.6%) |
1,215,629 (+0.3%) |
| Japan | 1,049,272 | 1,092,329 (+4.1%) |
1,230,010 (+12.6%) |
| Macao | 1,021,283 | 994,822 (-2.6%) |
1,000,967 (+0.6%) |
| Singapore | 675,411 | 674,006 (-0.2%) |
627,612 (-6.9%) |
| Australia | 574,270 | 575,812 (+0.3%) |
567,881 (-1.4%) |
| United Kingdom | 529,505 | 551,930 (+4.2%) |
555,353 (+0.6%) |
| Malaysia | 544,688 | 535,542 (-1.7%) |
516,701 (-3.5%) |
| Others | 4,630,693 | 4,836,983 (+4.5%) |
4,814,320 (-0.5%) |
| Total | 59,307,596 | 56,654,903 (-4.5%) |
58,472,157 (+3.2%) |
Figures include visitor arrivals via Macao.
Figures in brackets denote percentage changes over the preceding year.
^ Percentage changes smaller than 0.1%