The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced Hong Kong received about 40.7 million visitor arrivals in the first nine months of 2026, rising 12 percent year on year. Mainland visitors totaled nearly 31.9 million, up 14 percent. September alone saw arrivals of roughly 4.03 million, a 22-percent year-on-year increase. The Mid-Autumn Festival holiday and local festive events pushed mainland tourist arrivals in September up nearly 30 percent year on year.