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Hong Kong logs 1 million arrivals, but half are residents heading home for Christmas

Arrival number is 300,000 more than last year, but about 50 per cent are residents returning to city.

While Hong Kong saw a significant increase in tourist arrivals to 1 million, the number is somewhat misleading as half of them were residents returning home for Christmas.

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