New rail line lures mainland travelers to Hong Kong's sights

For Lin Shaobin, the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link, or XRL, that started operation last September is pushing him to visit Hong Kong, a shopping paradise, more frequently.

The travel enthusiast from this Guangdong provincial capital says his family plans to visit the Hong Kong special administrative region during the coming May Day holiday, beginning May 1.

"In addition to shopping, I want to take my 10-year-old daughter to Hong Kong Disneyland and Ocean Park," says the 38-year-old, who is now employed in a foreign-funded company in Guangzhou.