When should a city to many tourists?

HONG KONG - On Thursday afternoon, in the sweltering heat of 93 degrees, double-decker bus drag hot clouds of exhaust fumes on Canton Road, one of the main arteries of the exclusive shops. But tourists are not deterred. Customers lined up along the windows of Dior, Louis Vuitton and Gucci waiting behind velvet ropes. The orderly arrival of other customers as output is managed by a security officer in each branch. Louis Vuitton Outlet Online Huang Ping, a trendy 20-something dressed only in Louis Vuitton. She stopped for a few minutes next to the store to reorganize a firm role filled suitcase in which it finds stored during the day. She did not buy anything today at Louis Vuitton, but took some things from Chanel and Gucci. Huang China and says she goes twice a year to spend around U.S. $ 3,000 in purchasing any time. They, like many other mainland Chinese tourists said they come to Hong Kong to shop, because there are more brands and styles available here, and are cheaper because of the differences in tax rates. The lines were not too bad today, she said, "only to wait 10 minutes." From 2003, in Hong Kong, a semi-autonomous region from the rest of China started listing for individual mainland tourists to allow for the first time. Previously, she had to be on a business trip or as part of an organized group. It was then that the external lines luxury shops became necessary when. Due to the large number of tourists from rich continent Locals recognize that tourists keep Hong Kong a strong economy, but the influx is the source of friction there. The number of Chinese tourists increased permitted in phases. Last year, 28 million Chinese mainland visited Hong Kong, which has only 7 million people. The latest attempt to change the rules that the door would open almost unhindered population of 4.1 million people across the border in Shenzhen city has such a furore the plan planned originally on 1 September start, was put on hold. The problems are many. Hong Kong is to the point where walking around the occupied territories is a challenge crowded. The most outspoken advocate for limiting tourism Sense Green, an environmental group. Although Hong Kong is not a formal investigation of the sustainability of tourism, Green Sense president out, says Roy Tam general comments from the public is very revealing about the overpopulation of tourists. "The number is too high, Hong Kong very busy," he said. Among the factors that determine the ability of a tourist town, is a component of the social carrying capacity, which describes the European Union report some of the charge of tourism, ". The importance of identity lifestyle motifs and social activities of the host communities" no impact How tourism affects the quality of people's lives is more than physical discomfort. Most Chinese tourists in Hong Kong are rich, and their interest in the acquisition of status symbols like expensive handbags led designer boutiques to get more exercise, those who can afford the most people do not buy less, while stores mom-and-pop, who can no longer afford the skyrocketing rents. It seems that "we can not find daily necessities for the common people in the main tourist areas, because all these shops luxury goods such as jewelery, watches or sell gold," said Tam. The issue also raises questions about the visitors, who are not here for sightseeing. To buy the city, for example, a place for people across the border have become food secure and cost. Case of rotten food on the continent, and in particular with the formula of melamine in 2008, has a class of Chinese tourists coming to Hong Kong to scanning supermarkets created such needs - due to be safe because of their reliability and cheap foreign brands different speeds - for the resale on the continent. Such trading is illegal, but the police is a challenge. Competition for products and services increases municipalities in preparing infant shelves are empty. Although these visitors do not fit the traditional definition of tourists are allowed to enter the same rules. Then there is the attitude of those perceived pandering to the continental money, which brings us back to luxury handbags. Since the influx of tourists have started lucrative seller naturally turned their attention to the new big spenders - it is easy to sell - and to walk the grounds have relatively economical one thousand U.S. dollars handbags discreet. But there are pictures of many signs of frustration among the locals, including a demonstration that began before the D & G store on Canton Road, early this year, because it was seen as a preference for treatment of tourists to locals local when security guards stopped his window and allows tourists to do. Studies of tourism carrying capacity is frequently have in places that world heritage of high ecological value or done. It is doubtful that Hong Kong is significantly hampered tourism, though, despite the negative sentiment of the public, because of the economic benefits resulting therefrom. When it comes to spending the mainland, "there is no comparison to the local population. This is double," said Mandy, a saleswoman in Sasa, a chain of popular cosmetic Chinese tourists, while smoking a cigarette on his break. "Continental people travel and spend these days -. Not only here, but around the world"