Hong Kong records 17% rise in November visitors as numbers near full-year target

Hong Kong welcomed 4.2 million visitors in November, a 17 per cent rise compared with the same month last year, bringing arrival numbers for the first 11 months close to the full-year forecast. The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced on Monday that between January and November, arrivals rose 12 per cent to 45.2 million. The city recorded double-digit growth among both mainland Chinese visitors and non-mainland travellers from long-haul, short-haul and emerging markets. Secretary for Culture,...