Probe continues into HK shopping death

The National Tourism Administration urged Hong Kong authorities to look into the death of a mainland tourist after a shopping brawl, and to safeguard the rights of all mainland visitors in the region.

The death also shed light on a deceptive tactic used by some mainland group-tour organizers to push tourists harder at retail shops and take profits away from the city's partners.

The victim, 54-year-old Miao Chunqi, was reportedly a construction contractor from Harbin, Heilongjiang province. He was pronounced dead at 10:45 am at Hong Kong's Queen Elizabeth Hospital on Tuesday.