| 24-36 Visitor Arrivals by Country/Territory of Residence | ||||||
| (10 000 persons) | ||||||
| Country/Territory of residence | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | |
| The mainland of China | 444.9 | 682.5 | 846.7 | 1224.6 | 1254.1 | |
| South & Southeast Asia | 174.7 | 190.5 | 136.0 | 207.8 | 241.3 | |
| Taiwan, China | 241.9 | 242.9 | 185.2 | 207.5 | 213.1 | |
| North Asia | 176.2 | 185.2 | 123.5 | 166.5 | 185.3 | |
| Europe, Africa & the Middle East | 117.1 | 126.3 | 94.6 | 138.0 | 172.6 | |
| The Americas | 125.9 | 134.7 | 92.6 | 140.0 | 156.5 | |
| Australia, New Zealand & South Pacific | 38.7 | 41.0 | 30.6 | 48.3 | 62.0 | |
| Macao, China | 53.2 | 53.5 | 44.4 | 48.4 | 51.0 | |
| Total | 1372.5 | 1656.6 | 1533.7 | 2181.0 | 2335.9 | |
| (+5.1) | (+20.7) | (-6.2) | (+40.4) | (+7.1) | ||
| Note: Figures in brackets refer to percentage changes over the same period in preceding year and are calculated based on unrounded figures. | ||||||