Luo Shupei: In 2025, there were a total of 49.9 million visitors to Hong Kong, an increase of 12% compared to the previous year.

On February 4th, the Director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Rosalie Lo, responded in writing to a question raised by Legislative Council Member Chan Chun-ying during a council meeting. She stated that the tourism industry is one of the important pillars supporting the Hong Kong economy, driving the development of retail, catering, and hotel industries. The government has always actively seized opportunities, promoted the deep integration of culture, sports, and tourism, and strived to provide tourists with a diverse tourism experience, enhance the overall attractiveness of Hong Kong, and inject new vitality into the local economy. In 2025, the tourism industry performed well, recording a total of 49.9 million tourist arrivals for the year, exceeding the initial estimates and increasing by 12% compared to the 44.5 million arrivals in 2024. Among them, various measures to support Hong Kong have injected significant momentum into the tourism industry. There were approximately 37.8 million mainland visitors to Hong Kong throughout the year, an increase of about 11% from 2024. Non-mainland visitors totaled approximately 12.1 million, a significant year-on-year increase of 15%. In 2025, there were a total of 2.51 million convention and exhibition visitors, an increase of 7% from the previous year. Among them, 1.43 million were overnight visitors, bringing in approximately HK$10.7 billion in total spending. The two major exhibition venues in Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre and AsiaWorld-Expo, jointly hosted over 360 exhibition events in 2025. Rosalie Lo also mentioned that the government will continue to strive for and support various scales and types of international convention and exhibition tourism activities in Hong Kong, strengthen Hong Kong's position as an international convention and exhibition hub, and work together with the industry to enhance the tourism experience for business travelers in Hong Kong, attracting more high-value overnight guests. [Original text included additional sections regarding specific questions and answers related to attracting tourists to spend in Hong Kong, as well as detailed plans and initiatives for promoting cultural, sports, and exhibition events in Hong Kong. These have been summarized in the above translation.] Date of original document: February 4, 2026 (Wednesday) Time: 12:37 PM Hong Kong time