Macau recorded 403,000 visitor arrivals during the three-day Buddha’s Birthday holiday from May 23rd to May 25th, according to data released by the Public Security Police Force.
The holiday is observed in Macau and Hong Kong, but not in mainland China, making the figures particularly relevant for assessing short-haul visitation from nearby markets during a regional public holiday period.
During the same three days, Macau recorded 420,000 outbound visitors. The Public Security Police Force said most travelers entered and exited through the Border Gate, the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge checkpoint, and the Hengqin port.
Total passenger movements across all Macau checkpoints reached 2.18 million during the period.
On May 25th, the final day of the holiday, Macau recorded 103,000 inbound visitors and 119,000 outbound visitors. Total passenger movements across all checkpoints reached 672,000 for the day.
The police also said that, as of midnight on May 24th, Macau’s cumulative passenger traffic through all border checkpoints had exceeded 100 million this year, reaching that level 14 days earlier than last year.
According to the police data, Macau’s border traffic has continued the strong upward trend seen last year. By May 24th, the Border Gate had handled more than 50 million crossings this year, while the Qingmao, Hengqin, and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge Macau checkpoints had each exceeded 10 million crossings.
