Hong Kong Rallies Excite, Annoy China Mainlanders on Holiday
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Chinese tourists are descending on Hong Kong for annual holidays and finding an event not listed in their travel brochures -- huge pro-democracy demonstrations that are being met with a mix of astonishment, pride and annoyance.
China’s Golden Week, when an estimated 480 million mainland Chinese will travel, began yesterday. Hong Kong is a major destination, with mainlanders accounting for 75 percent of the city’s 54 million visitors last year.