Hongkongers make 1.4 million outbound trips over Lunar New Year break, up 20% from 2019

Hongkongers made more than 1.4 million outbound trips over the Lunar New Year holiday, increasing by 20 per cent compared with 2019, while the number of arrivals over the same period remained lower than pre-pandemic levels. Immigration Department data released on Friday showed that from Lunar New Year’s Eve to the third day of the holiday, Hong Kong residents made 1.44 million trips out of the city, up about 20.4 per cent from 1.2 million in the same period in 2019. By contrast, mainland Chinese...

By Wynna Wong