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The China Travel Service (Abbreviation: CTS; ) is the tourism and travel agency of the
government of the People's Republic of China The Government of the People's Republic of China () is an authoritarian political system in the People's Republic of China under the exclusive political leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It consists of legislative, executive, mi ...
. It was established on 19 November 1949 tasked with marketing China to the rest of the world and to promote and develop its tourism economy. It is a subordinate agency to the National Tourism Administration. As of 2020, one of CTS' hotels, the Metropark Hotel Causeway Bay Hong Kong, houses the
Office for Safeguarding National Security of the CPG in the HKSAR The Office for Safeguarding National Security of the Central People's Government of the People's Republic of China in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Abbreviation: CPGNSO; ) is a state security agency established by the Hong Ko ...
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Suspected doxxing of Hong Kong journalists

In 2020, it was alleged that a
doxxing Doxing or doxxing is the act of publicly providing personally identifiable information about an individual or organization, usually via the internet. Historically, the term has been used interchangeably to refer to both the aggregation of this in ...
website targeting journalists of the pro-democracy Hong Kong newspaper ''
Apple Daily ''Apple Daily'' ( zh, link=no, 蘋果日報) was a popular tabloid published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021. Founded by Jimmy Lai, it was one of the best-selling Chinese language newspapers in Hong Kong.
'' was linked to China Travel Service (Hong Kong) branch. The website published photos, personal information, and phone numbers for more than 100 ''Apple Daily'' staff. Many of the doxxed journalists alleged that the headshots that appeared on the website were the same as those used in mainland travel permit applications submitted through China Travel Service implying CTS may have leaked the photos and information at behest of the Chinese government in order to discredit local pro-democracy journalists during the
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See also

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Tourism in China Tourism in China is a growing industry that is becoming a significant part of the Chinese economy. The rate of tourism has expanded over the last few decades since the beginning of reform and opening-up. The emergence of a newly rich middle cl ...


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Official Site
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