CHINA-HAINAN-OFFSHORE DUTY-FREE SALES (CN)

(231018) -- HAIKOU, Oct. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 20, 2019 shows tourists selecting products at a duty-free shop in Bo'ao, south China's Hainan Province. Since introducing relevant policies 12 years ago, south China's island province of Hainan has recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 202.4 billion yuan (about 28.19 billion U.S. dollars), according to local authorities. As of Monday, 37.22 million shoppers had purchased 268 million duty-free products on the island, according to the customs of Haikou, the provincial capital of Hainan. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)