Full-year tourism revenue in 2025 is projected to surge by 35% compared to pre-pandemic levels, surpassing the HK$100 billion threshold for the first time.
Recently, Hong Kong's tourism sector has received significant positive news: from January to November 2025, the total number of visitors to Hong Kong has successfully surpassed 45 million.
The traditional fireworks display over Victoria Harbour on 31 December will be cancelled. Instead, a ‘New Year Countdown’ event will be held in the pedestrian precinct of Chater Road, Central. Further details will be released in due course.
On 1st December, Hong Kong's Winter Wonderland officially commenced. The Hong Kong Tourism Board, in collaboration with the Hong Kong Retail Management Association.
Data released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board on 15 December revealed that cumulative visitor arrivals to Hong Kong reached 45 million in the first eleven months of this year.
Hong Kong's tourism market has received another policy boost. Following the expansion of the multiple-entry visa scheme in Shenzhen, pre-Christmas visitor numbers to Hong Kong have already demonstrated an immediate surge.
Against the backdrop of the tourism market's sustained recovery, Hong Kong is actively deepening tourism cooperation with cities within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Hong Kong's tourism retail market receives another major boost! From June 2025, the central government will increase the duty-free allowance for residents entering from Hong Kong and Macao carrying personal luggage items.
Hong Kong’s “event economy” gains fresh impetus! The latest hit is the local “horse racing tourism”. Answering the government’s call, the Hong Kong Jockey Club has invested over HK$10 billion to upgrade Sha Tin and Happy Valley racecourses.