A bird flies above a Star Ferry as it powers through the waters of Victoria Harbour, with the skyline of Hong Kong Island in the background on March 18, 2021.
(ANTHONY WALLACE / AFP)
HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) said on Friday that visitor arrivals to Hong Kong in the first quarter this year declined by 99.5 percent year-on-year to 16,538.
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According to the figures released by the HKTB, compared with the same period last year, visitor arrivals in March dropped by 91.9 percent to 6,675, making March the 14th month to witness a decline of over 90 percent since February last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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