Key facts
- Hong Kong recorded 511,311 mainland arrivals on Thursday and Friday of the "golden week" holiday.
- This figure surpassed the 508,578 mainland arrivals recorded during the same period in 2018.
- Hong Kong's tourism chief is confident the city will reach its annual target of 53.8 million visitors earlier than expected.
Mainland Chinese visitor arrivals in Hong Kong during the first two days of the National Day "golden week" holiday surpassed the pre-pandemic total for the same period in 2018. The city recorded 511,311 arrivals from the mainland on Thursday and Friday, according to Immigration Department figures, edging past the 508,578 recorded during the same period in 2018.