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5 SUMMARY OF CHARACTERISTICS OF VISITOR ARRIVALS FROM MAJOR MARKETS -
JANUARY - AUGUST 2005 (continued)
CHARACTERISTICS
CHINA TAIWAN HONG KONG
NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆ NO. % %∆
MODE OF ARRIVAL 547,593 100.0 -4.8 151,285 100.0 17.9 223,826 100.0 20.0
Air 376,324 68.7 -7.4 124,582 82.3 19.0 177,644 79.4 29.8
Sea 11,654 2.1 6.9 11,610 7.7 20.7 9,602 4.3 26.8
Land 159,615 29.1 1.1 15,093 10.0 7.9 36,580 16.3 -13.1
GENDER 547,593 100.0 -4.8 151,285 100.0 17.9 223,826 100.0 20.0
Male 265,967 48.6 -6.4 76,119 50.3 12.4 119,392 53.3 16.4
Female 268,351 49.0 -4.0 65,084 43.0 20.6 99,038 44.2 24.7
Not Stated 13,275 2.4 17.8 10,082 6.7 52.3 5,396 2.4 17.3
AGE GROUP (YEARS) 547,593 100.0 -4.8 151,285 100.0 17.9 223,826 100.0 20.0
14 & Below 28,721 5.2 18.9 19,578 12.9 33.3 23,187 10.4 43.7
15 - 19 19,838 3.6 19.7 4,654 3.1 25.7 5,122 2.3 23.9
20 - 24 40,148 7.3 4.5 6,367 4.2 21.2 7,976 3.6 11.5
25 - 34 140,310 25.6 -4.3 35,023 23.2 17.4 45,494 20.3 17.5
35 - 44 157,337 28.7 -3.2 40,084 26.5 13.7 70,627 31.6 20.9
45 - 54 91,788 16.8 -15.9 26,872 17.8 12.2 41,336 18.5 17.1
55 - 64 45,738 8.4 -11.5 11,720 7.7 19.5 18,394 8.2 13.9
65 & Above 22,217 4.1 -9.1 6,489 4.3 19.3 11,073 4.9 12.9
Not Stated 1,496 0.3 -4.7 498 0.3 35.0 617 0.3 -10.8
Average Age (Years) 37.5 -1.0 36.0 -0.6 37.7 -0.7
LENGTH OF STAY (DAYS) 505,838 100.0 -5.9 149,365 100.0 19.1 222,402 100.0 20.9
Under 1 Day 131,729 26.0 9.0 24,786 16.6 10.9 28,541 12.8 26.7
1 Day 206,624 40.8 -24.3 22,419 15.0 23.0 46,452 20.9 -4.3
2 Days 34,157 6.8 8.9 23,090 15.5 14.3 53,627 24.1 50.0
3 Days 24,716 4.9 32.7 45,946 30.8 15.5 44,100 19.8 32.9
4 Days 20,110 4.0 34.5 13,176 8.8 56.8 20,678 9.3 19.7
5 Days 11,740 2.3 35.7 4,955 3.3 19.1 9,226 4.1 4.9
6 Days 9,254 1.8 35.7 3,546 2.4 36.8 5,417 2.4 19.1
7 Days 7,389 1.5 25.6 2,424 1.6 37.6 3,202 1.4 15.4
8 - 10 Days 10,814 2.1 13.7 2,516 1.7 9.1 4,167 1.9 5.0
11 - 14 Days 22,907 4.5 8.7 3,247 2.2 24.0 3,198 1.4 4.1
15 - 29 Days 16,896 3.3 -12.5 2,513 1.7 8.0 3,045 1.4 10.8
30 - 59 Days 6,863 1.4 17.7 598 0.4 5.1 579 0.3 11.1
60 Days & Over 2,639 0.5 65.4 149 0.1 21.1 170 0.1 4.3
Average Length of Stay (Days) 3.72 13.1 3.27 0.4 2.99 -1.6
VISITOR DAYS 1 2,035,681 10.1 7.7 494,902 2.5 18.4 668,722 3.3 18.1
1 The percentage figure in the second column for each market indicates the respective market share.
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Tourism Focus August 2005