Table 1.
Description of three case cities.
| Hong Konga | Guangzhoub | Wuhanc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 7.50 million | 14.49 million | 10.89 million |
| Labor force | 3,925,500 | 5,729,948 | 5,425,031 |
| Population density (people per square kilometer) | 6940 | 2005 | 1271 |
| Urbanization rate | 100% | 86.14% | 80.29% |
| GDP per capita (2018) | US$ 47,334 | US$ 22,086 | US$ 19,047 |
| Annual wage (2018) | US$ 28,108 | US$ 15,386 | US$ 10,834 |
| No. of confirmed cases of COVID-19 infection (April 3, 2020) |
803d (incl. 1 probable case) | 451e | 50,007f |
| Tourism revenue | US$ 41.92 billion (2018) |
US$ 56.13 billion (2018) |
US$ 39.38 billion (2017) |
| International visitor arrivals | 5,589,628 (monthly arrivals in Feb. 2019) |
9,004,800 (annual arrivals in 2018) |
2,570,000 (annual arrivals in 2017) |
| 199,123g (monthly arrivals in Feb. 2020) |
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| Average expenditure per tourist (Jan.–Jun. 2019) | US$ 584.48 | ||
| Tourism revenue decline | −96.4% in arrivals (−5,390,505 visitor arrivals) Loss of US$ 3.15 billion |
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Wuhan Statistical Yearbook (2018), http://data.cnki.net/area/Yearbook/Single/N2019010181?z=D17.
COVID-19 Thematic Website, Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, https://www.coronavirus.gov.hk/eng/index.html.
Guangzhou Municipal Health Commission, http://wjw.gz.gov.cn/ztzl/xxfyyqfk/yqtb/content/post_5755681.html.
Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, http://wjw.wuhan.gov.cn/front/web/showDetail/2020040310379.
Hong Kong Tourism Board, Research & Statistics, https://partnernet.hktb.com/en/research_statistics/index.html.