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Mainland Chinese boost Hong Kong tourist figuresMainland Chinese boost Hong Kong tourist figures
30-Jan-2003
Tourist arrivals in Hong Kong jumped 20.7% in 2002 to a record 16.6m, 41% of whom were mainland Chinese, according to the territory's Tourism Board
It predicted growth of 8.4% this year, boosted by mainlanders, but warned that war in the Persian Gulf would lower the figure.
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