Tourists and Local Citizens of Hongkong

Tourists and Local Citizens of Hong Kong by Gender

A census survey was conducted in 2006 in Hong Kong. The study covered four hundred fifty six (456) tourists and citizens as respondents (Table 1) only. Out of this number, two hundred forty four (244) or fifty three point five percent (53.5%) were female. Clearly, majority of the study population were female. There were only two hundred twelve (212) or forty six point five percent (46.5%) were male. This means that the female visitors basically dominate the Hong Kong visitors’ population. This is suggestive of the idea that the government must have been supportive of female activities than their male counterparts.

Table 1: Frequency and percentage distribution of the tourists and

Local citizens of Hong Kong by gender

Gender	Frequency	Percent
Male	212	46.5
Female	244	53.5
Total	456	100.0

On the other hand, the tourism Commission of Hong Kong in 2008 reported that the number of visitors tripled in 2007 to about twenty eight million (28M) tourists. There was however no classification given as to the gender of the visitors. But, out of 28 million tourists, 15 million were from Mainland China. This influx was apparently linked to a government program in Mainland China where individuals were allowed to go on tour to the currently annexed island of Hong Kong regardless of gender.

As the empirical study showed that majority of the visitors were female, despite the influx of tourists in the recent past periods, government and the private sector should joined hands in an effort to draw more male visitors.