摘要
Hongkong, an international tourist centre in Asia, is an attractive place for tourists. In 1996 11.7 million tourists visited there, 14.7% growth than 1995, a historical record. The tourists included 2.4 million Japanese people, 40.9% growth over 1995; 2.3 million Chinese people from China's Mainland, 3% growth; 1.8 million Chinese people from Taiwan, 3.4% growth. Other people came from south Asia, southeast Asia, Europe, Africa,