But the number of inbound visitors trailed behind the full-day count recorded on the same day that year, which stood at 148,324.
Long queues were seen at various land checkpoints throughout the day, including the Lo Wu crossing and the West Kowloon high-speed rail terminus.
The MTR Corporation was forced to deploy extra staff to stations along the East Rail line in the morning to cope with the surge in passenger numbers and the company warned travellers to expect delays.
The Transport Department issued similar warnings just after 10am as the increased traffic also caused delays for motorists travelling over the Shenzhen Bay and Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau bridges.
The department said the land checkpoints would be “very busy” on Saturday morning and warned people to expect a longer waiting time for public transport.
Among the travellers at the West Kowloon high-speed railway station was Derek Choi…
