No, we are not 'eco-tourists': Hill-walking and eco-tourism in Hong Kong

Domestic Tourism in Asia: Diversity and Divergence

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 219-233

  Wah, Chan Yuk ^a   Hing, Fung Yip ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 84903626888     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781849770057     Document Type: Chapter

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