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4 SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM MAJOR MARKETS -
AUGUST 2005 (continued)
CHARACTERISTICS
CHINA TAIWAN HONG KONG
NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆
MODE OF ARRIVAL 101,129 100.0 12.1 22,925 100.0 16.3 38,620 100.0 25.0
Air 64,616 63.9 9.0 18,216 79.5 14.7 28,786 74.5 35.9
Sea 1,844 1.8 7.7 2,127 9.3 34.6 2,343 6.1 45.6
Land 34,669 34.3 18.7 2,582 11.3 14.8 7,491 19.4 -7.5
GENDER 101,129 100.0 12.1 22,925 100.0 16.3 38,620 100.0 25.0
Male 46,945 46.4 10.7 11,515 50.2 10.9 19,585 50.7 20.2
Female 51,675 51.1 11.9 9,452 41.2 13.9 18,092 46.8 31.5
Not Stated 2,509 2.5 54.8 1,958 8.5 91.6 943 2.4 13.1
AGE GROUP (YEARS) 101,129 100.0 12.1 22,925 100.0 16.3 38,620 100.0 25.0
14 & Below 9,036 8.9 37.0 3,828 16.7 27.5 6,781 17.6 42.1
15 - 19 6,508 6.4 36.9 1,100 4.8 35.1 1,412 3.7 26.1
20 - 24 7,654 7.6 8.7 1,056 4.6 3.5 1,270 3.3 5.2
25 - 34 22,291 22.0 2.5 4,538 19.8 9.2 6,424 16.6 18.2
35 - 44 29,551 29.2 14.5 6,073 26.5 16.0 12,154 31.5 27.2
45 - 54 16,240 16.1 6.6 3,909 17.1 15.1 6,568 17.0 24.3
55 - 64 6,607 6.5 8.3 1,536 6.7 18.6 2,368 6.1 21.4
65 & Above 3,001 3.0 12.0 818 3.6 12.1 1,565 4.1 7.1
Not Stated 241 0.2 -2.0 67 0.3 21.8 78 0.2 -22.0
Average Age (Years) 35.3 -0.7 34.1 -0.4 34.7 -0.7
LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) 99,231 100.0 9.7 24,215 100.0 19.6 40,036 100.0 24.9
Under 1 Day 29,167 29.4 32.2 3,966 16.4 15.7 6,395 16.0 50.5
1 Day 43,770 44.1 2.4 3,678 15.2 31.3 7,597 19.0 -2.8
2 Days 5,289 5.3 -4.1 3,254 13.4 0.9 8,366 20.9 41.5
3 Days 3,604 3.6 13.9 7,745 32.0 17.0 8,434 21.1 43.4
4 Days 3,555 3.6 53.3 2,314 9.6 73.1 4,088 10.2 25.7
5 Days 1,762 1.8 38.3 592 2.4 -4.5 1,651 4.1 13.1
6 Days 1,282 1.3 24.1 582 2.4 48.8 927 2.3 17.6
7 Days 1,220 1.2 28.7 369 1.5 73.2 555 1.4 16.6
8 - 10 Days 1,826 1.8 21.2 403 1.7 -4.7 676 1.7 -10.2
11 - 14 Days 3,321 3.3 -14.2 498 2.1 6.9 528 1.3 -15.9
15 - 29 Days 2,802 2.8 -30.9 577 2.4 11.0 625 1.6 -3.8
30 - 59 Days 1,248 1.3 -19.7 211 0.9 15.9 168 0.4 -3.4
60 Days & Over 385 0.4 -1.8 26 0.1 -7.1 26 0.1 30.0
Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.20 -16.6 3.60 -1.4 3.06 -7.3
VISITOR DAYS 1 323,300 11.7 -6.5 82,546 3.0 14.7 118,025 4.3 16.0
1 The percentage figure in the second column for each market indicates the respective market share.
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Tourism Focus August 2005