RI visitors to Hong Kong

RI visitors to Hong Kong

JAKARTA (JP): Indonesia has become an increasingly important
market for Hong Kong's tourism industry in the last few years,
said Penelope Byrne, Acting Manager of the Corporate
Communications Department of the Hong Kong Tourist Association,
here yesterday.

Miss Byrne told a media luncheon that although the Indonesian
market is relatively smaller compared to other Southeast Asian
countries, its rate of growth in the last two years has proved
strongest.

"In 1992, the total number of Indonesian visitors to Hong Kong
was 161,483. In 1993, the total increased by 8.6 percent to
175,337," she said, adding that total tourist arrivals in Hong
Kong in 1993 reached 8.9 million.

During the media luncheon, Byrne also announced the
appointment of Inke Maris & Associates as the HKTA public
relations consultant in Indonesia, signaling its intention to
increase promotional activities in the country.(vin)