About 1.406 million mainland visitors entered Hong Kong during the National Day holiday

Reported on October 9, 2026, during this year's mainland National Day holiday (October 1 to 7), as of 21:00 on October 7, about 1.406 million mainland visitors had entered Hong Kong; the inbound peak was 277,000 on October 1, setting a single-day high since the full resumption of quarantine-free travel in 2023. Foot traffic at New World Development's K11 MUSEA during the National Day holiday hit a high for the same period, with tourist spending up 26% year on year, and the largest single transaction at nearly HK$2 million. The Hong Kong Tourism Board will use "Only in Hong Kong" as its promotional strategy; as of August, visitor arrivals to Hong Kong this year had reached 36.7 million.