Information from the Statistics and Census Service indicated that the number of visitor and non-resident arrivals totalled 2,628,113 in April 2010. Total visitor arrivals increased by 13.1% year-on-year to 2,111,563. Same-day visitors (1,076,157) accounted for 51.0% of the total visitor arrivals, with 529,445 coming from Mainland China. Analyzed by place of residence, visitors from Mainland China grew by 17.3% year-on-year to 1,052,610 (49.8% of total visitor arrivals), with 390,031 travelling to Macao under the Individual Visit Scheme, up by 13.9% from April 2009 (342,458). Visitors from Hong Kong (694,595) and Japan (26,590) rose by 13.4% and 25.0% respectively; besides, visitors from the Republic of Korea (25,268) and India (12,622) also registered notable increases. However, those from Taiwan, China (111,872) and Malaysia (30,408) decreased by 3.8% and 4.9% respectively. Visitor arrivals totalled 8,226,784 in the first four months of 2010, up by 12.4% year-on-year. Visitors from Mainland China (4,386,985); Hong Kong (2,421,414); and Taiwan, China (442,087) increased by 20.0%, 3.2% and 2.8% respectively. Moreover, visitors from the Republic of Korea (108,421) and India (39,609) also registered remarkable growth. In the first four months of 2010, same-day visitors accounted for 51.7% of the total visitor arrivals, at 4,257,017. Analyzed by mode of transport, visitor arrivals by sea totalled 3,391,805 in the first four months of 2010, up by 10.9% year-on-year. Visitors arriving at the Outer Harbour increased by 4.6% to 2,160,671, with the majority coming from Hong Kong (52.1%) and Mainland China (24.9%); meanwhile, those arriving at the Provisional Ferry Terminal in Taipa went up by 24.9% to 1,107,183. Visitor arrivals by land increased by 13.9% year-on-year to 4,261,467 in the first four months of 2010; those arriving through the Border Gate totalled 3,908,709 and the majority were visitors from Mainland China (78.7%) and Hong Kong (14.0%). Visitor arrivals by air rose by 9.8% year-on-year to 573,512 in the first four months of 2010. Visitors arriving at the Macao International Airport went up by 10.4% to 566,691, with the majority coming from Taiwan, China (36.3%); Mainland China (29.6%); and Malaysia (8.0%).
