Be that as it may, "free travel" from the cities in and around Guangdong has had a significant impact on the economy. Since 2004, the mainland has sent more than 10 million tourists a year to Hong Kong--about half of the territory's visitors--adding more than HK $ 20 billion to the economy.
不過，由廣東附近城市開放起的「自由行」，效益的確可觀，2004 年起，年年超過 1,000 萬人次的旅客，幾乎佔了香港觀光客的一半，創造的收益超過 200 億元港幣。