article_snippet: Last year, 31 million Chinese visitors traveled to Hong Kong, accounting for 78% of all tourists, according to the government.
article_snippet: But the numbers hide that 31 million Chinese visitors aren't all sightseeing tourists in the traditional sense.
article_snippet: There are the day-trippers, wheeling suitcases and carting boxes of goods and supplies across the border, but there is also an increasing number of wealthy mainland Chinese who are buying up luxury properties, and visit the city on a regular basis.
article_snippet: Both the Chinese and Hong Kong government have encouraged mainland tourists to visit the city and boost the local economy.
article_snippet: Relaxed restrictions have made it easy for Chinese residents to get a hold of individual multiple-entry permits -- some mainlanders enter hundreds of times a year on a single pass.
article_snippet: She said She suitcase was loaded with make-up and clothing that is much cheaper to buy in Hong Kong than across the border in She hometown of Zhuhai.
article_snippet: Another Chinese resident who makes weekly visits to relatives in the city was sitting on a curb away from the ruckus.
article_snippet: Letour just be happy," Another Chinese resident who makes weekly visits to relatives in the city said.