Hong Kong residents head north to Shenzhen to shop on National Day, 238,112 residents depart city and 269,567 mainland visitors arrive

Large numbers of Hong Kong people headed north to Shenzhen on National Day to buy groceries, get massages and queue for 60-centimetre-long egg tarts. Immigration Department figures show that as of 9pm, 238,112 residents had departed the city, while Hong Kong received 269,567 mainland visitors over the same period. There were northbound crowds at the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Station in the early morning, with some Hong Kong people saying they travelled north because prices were lower and there were more leisure options.