Macao recorded 215,510 package tourist arrivals in October, an year-on-year rise of 5.8 percent, according to official statistics issued on Wednesday.

The figures from the government-run Statistics and Census Service (SCS) showed that the majority of package visitors came inthe month from the Chinese mainland (168,607), Taiwan (21,775) and Hong Kong (9,418).

The SCS statistics also showed that the number of Macao residents traveling in package tours totaled 23,095 in October, an year-on-year increase of 43.3 percent and a strong indicator of the rising income of Macao residents.

(Xinhua News Agency December 14, 2005)