Around 20m visitor arrivals in Hong Kong SAR in first 5 months of 2025

Hong Kong welcomed approximately 20 million visitor arrivals in the first five months of this year, with three quarters from the Chinese mainland, up 10 percent year on year, Paul Chan, financial secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Sunday.

The influx is largely attributed to a variety of themed events in culture, sports and entertainment, contributing to a steady increase in visitor arrivals, Chan said in a blog post.

He also projected that major events in the first half of the year will attract around 840,000 visitors, generating a total of 3.3 billion Hong Kong dollars ($421 million) in consumer spending and 1.8 billion Hong Kong dollars in added economic value.

The HKSAR government aims to synergize these events with Hong Kong's other attractions to enhance the overall visitor experience, Chan added.

Looking ahead to the second half of the year, Chan expressed optimism that a series of cultural, sports and tourism events, alongside new attractions and the unique characteristics of urban and rural areas, will continue to draw large numbers of tourists, contributing to ongoing growth in annual visitor figures.