According to data released by the Hong Kong Tourism Board on the 31st, nearly 32.589 million people visited Hong Kong in the first three quarters of this year, an increase of nearly 40% compared to the same period last year, with over 25.236 million mainland tourists. In September this year, there were nearly 3.1 million visitors to Hong Kong, an increase of about 10% compared to the same period last year, of which about half were overnight visitors. In the first three quarters of this year, the number of visitors to Hong Kong was nearly 23.322 million compared to the same period last year, an increase of about 39.7%; Among them, mainland tourists and non mainland tourists visiting Hong Kong increased by 35% and 59% respectively year-on-year. In addition, in the first three quarters, among the tourists from short distance areas (excluding mainland China and Macau), the number of Korean tourists increased significantly year-on-year, exceeding 592000, with a year-on-year growth of about 171.3%; In the long-distance regional market, the number of French passengers exceeded 93700, a year-on-year increase of about 73.6%. (New Society)