No tension 'tolerated' as China limits visits to Hong Kong

Chinese visitors stand in a queue to weigh their goods outside the Sheung Shui train station in Hong Kong, before travelling back to mainland China, on January 5, 2013.

Hong Kong (AFP) - Tensions between Hong Kong residents and visitors from mainland China will not be tolerated, the city's leader said Monday as he confirmed a limit on the number of visits which mainlanders can make.

An influx of millions of Chinese visitors to Hong Kong has prompted rallies by residents angered by congested public transport and shop shelves emptied of daily necessities that are resold over the border.