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The Chinese government will "refresh" its policy on granting entry permits to its citizens wishing to visit the separately administered territory of Hong Kong, a state-run paper said on Thursday, amid mounting anger at hordes of mainland shoppers. "We are talking with the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region's government about refreshing the policies covering visits," Zhou Bo, deputy head of China's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office, told the official China Daily. Police have used pepper spray to break up confrontations as locals have cursed mainlanders, shouting at them to go back to China. Tensions between Hong Kong residents and mainland Chinese have escalated in recent months due to an influx of cross-border visitors and perceptions over Beijing's increasing grip on the city.More...