| HK personal trips spend $4.6b on mainland in 2011 |
| Last Updated(Beijing Time):2012-07-17 20:23 |
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The total expenditure of Hong Kong residents making personal travel to China's mainland amounted to 35.6 billion HK dollars (about 4.59 billion U.S. dollars) in 2011, said the Census and Statistics Department (C&SD) on Tuesday.
Of all the trips to the mainland, business travel accounted for about 33 percent while personal travel constituted 67 percent, said the C&SD.
Personal travel refers to travel which is not business-related, It covers travel in package tour mode and non-package tour mode for purposes such as holiday-making, visits to friends and relatives, and attending recreational and cultural activities.
The statistics also showed that Hong Kong residents spent roughly 730 HK dollars per trip, with an average of 1,000 HK dollars for overnight trips and 290 HK dollars for same-day trips. (One U.S. dollar equals to 7.76 HK dollars) |
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