In view of providing detailed information on the structure of visitors coming from Mainland China, the Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) publishes data on arrivals of Mainland visitors by principal province and municipality starting January 2011. Total visitor arrivals rose by 1.4% year-on-year to 2,076,064 in January 2011. Same-day visitors (1,130,949) accounted for 54.5% of total visitor arrivals, with 665,251 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China increased by 7.9% year-on-year to 1,220,534 (58.8% of total), mostly from the Guangdong Province (657,729), Fujian Province (59,341) and Shanghai (41,296); those travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme totalled 538,306, up by 20.2% year-on-year. Visitors from Republic of Korea (42,127) and Japan (36,155) increased by 39.0% and 1.4% respectively; however, those from Hong Kong (529,621); and Taiwan, China (92,123) decreased by 2.8% and 20.4% respectively. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 768,744 in January 2011, down by 3.9% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 2.4% to 523,422, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (50.4%) and Mainland China (25.3%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa decreased by 20.3% to 209,405. Visitor arrivals by land totalled 1,186,015 in January 2010, up by 8.0% year-on-year; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 1,098,843 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (81.5%) and Hong Kong (12.7%). Visitor arrivals by air decreased by 18.2% year-on-year to 121,305. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport went down by 18.3% to 119,396, with the majority coming from Mainland China (39.5%); Taiwan, China (30.9%); Republic of Korea (5.2%); and Malaysia (5.0%).
