Hong Kong tourist arrivals up 12 pct in 2025

HONG KONG, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- Tourist visits to Hong Kong stood at 49.9 million in 2025, up 12 percent year on year, buoyed by international travel, local data showed on Monday.

Trips to the city in December alone stood at 4.65 million, up by 9 percent over the previous year, data from the Hong Kong Tourism Board showed.

Visits from the Chinese mainland climbed 11 percent to 37.8 million, while visits fr