VISITOR arrivals in Macao increased 9.5% year-on-year to 3,021,189 in July, which also represents a rise of 18.4% month-on-month, according to Macao’s Statistics and Census Service on Tuesday.

The data showed that the Chinese mainland remained a main source of visitors, with 2,183,397 arrivals, a 14.3% increase year-on-year. Meanwhile, visitors from Hong Kong decreased 10.9% year-on-year, and those from China’s Taiwan rose 29.5%.

According to the data, international visitors rose 33.3% year-on-year to 172,983 in July, 75.5% of the July 2019 figure.

(Xinhua)