Director of Immigration Benson Kwok Joon-fung also estimated on Sunday that the city would record 300 million arrival and departure trips by the end of 2024, a return to pre-pandemic levels.
The mainland’s annual golden week holiday runs from October 1 to 7.
National Day on October 1 saw more than 220,000 such travellers come to the city – a 30 per cent rise year on year, he added.
“In the past five days, whether at the border checkpoints, tourism hotspots and popular restaurants, it has been very hustle and bustle, with long queues reported in many places,” he told a radio programme.
“So we can see that the [National Day] celebratory events held by the government and other sectors are very attractive. And Hong Kong remains a welcoming place for mainland tourists.”
