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HK most preferred by Chinese mainlanders traveling overseas, survey reveals

Hong Kong is the first choice of many Chinese mainland residents when they travel abroad, according to the Beijing office of Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) Friday, quoting survey results. More than 90 percent of over 8,000 netizens on the Chinese... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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