Monday, February 05, 2001, updated at 14:10(GMT+8)
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More Tourists Visit South China Economic Zone
Zhuhai, the nearest mainland city to Macao and one of China's five special economic zones, hosted 280,900 tourists during the Spring Festival holiday season stretching from January 24-30.
During the period, the tourism sector generated over 200 million yuan (about US$24.1 million) in total earnings, said local sources.
The average occupancy rate at local hotels was 79.38 percent, they said.
A sample survey shows that 70 percent of the tourists were from the Pearl River Delta, where the economy is comparatively developed.
Zhuhai, the nearest mainland city to Macao and one of China's five special economic zones, hosted 280,900 tourists during the Spring Festival holiday season stretching from January 24-30.