Tourists from Chinese mainland talk to a shop assistant at a camera shop in Hong Kong, August 28, 2003. As Hong Kong gears up for an expected flood of mainlanders over the next few months following the relaxation of visa requirements, the territory's retail sector is pulling out the stops to capture their business. [Reuters]

A group of tourists from Nanning in mainland China shop in Hong Kong, August 28, 2003. [Reuters]

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