(Bloomberg) --
Fewer visitors from mainland China flocked to Hong Kong during this year's National Day holiday period, according to data from Hong Kong's Immigration Department. The slowdown in tourism represents one of the many setbacks facing the city as it grapples with the effects of months-long protests, as flows of visitors from other parts of the world also declined. At the same time, residents of mainland China generally engaged in less overseas travel this year amid a weaker economy and currency, an earlier report showed.
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