Hong Kong visitor arrivals hit post-pandemic monthly high in August

Hong Kong recorded its highest monthly number of visitors since the Covid-19 pandemic in August, provisional official figures show, with authorities preparing for an influx of mainland Chinese travellers during the coming “golden week” holiday.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board said on Tuesday that the city received 5. 46 million visitors last month, up by 6 per cent from a year earlier and the highest monthly total since…