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Number of foreign visitor arrivals at frontiers by month
Frontier Arrivals
1972 1973

January
February
larch
April
May
June
July
August
September
Jetober
Tovember
Jecember

Totals

73 730
86 892
89 230
98 286
99 171
T9 828
80 297
89 657
TT 489
115 119
110 TOk
81 850

98 642
98 505
107 708
115 795
111 103
88 655
9k 239
Lok 106
100 944
139 504
130 989
101 760

1 082 253 1 291 950

Breakdown of total foreign visitor spending in Hong Kong (%)

1972
Accommodation 14 %
Meals 9”
Tours 52

1972 1972 1973
15 % Entertainment Lg 4%
8% Shopping 60 % 61 %
5% Other 8% 7%

Average number of foreign tourist nights by country of usual residence (3)
Country of Hotel Nights
usual residence 1972 1973

Australia
Canada
hina, Rep.
france
Jermany, F.R.
india
Indonesia
Italy
Japan
{ores
Malaysia
Jew Zealand
Philippines
Singapore
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
Thailand
Jnited Kingdom
U.S.A.
All other countries
Totals
{3) Information based on personal interviews with visitors, 90 % of whom stayed in
hotels and the rest with friends or on board ship.
VOL 27 - 1973