Title:	Socio-economic Characteristics of Hong Kong Residents Making Personal Travel to the Mainland of China, 2008
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Release Date:	21 September 2009
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Abstract

Analyses of the social and economic characteristics of Hong Kong residents making personal travel to the mainland of China (the Mainland) were first introduced in a feature article in the May 2002 issue of the Digest. Updates of the analyses are provided annually. In 2008, Hong Kong residents made a total of 46.5 million personal trips to the Mainland. Personal travel covers travel in package tour mode and non-package tour mode for purposes such as holiday-making, visits to friends and relatives, and attending recreational and cultural programmes. Analysed by sex, the proportion of personal trips made by males (54%) was higher. Analysed by age, the highest proportion of personal trips was made by residents in the age group 50 -59 (24%). Among the trips in respect of personal travel by Hong Kong residents to the Mainland, 25.7 million person-trips were made by employed persons. Of this, the highest proportion was made by residents working in the wholesale, retail and import and export trades, restaurants and hotels sector (27%).

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