Among cities included are Urumqi in Xinjiang, Lhasa in Tibet and Harbin in Heilongjiang.
Tourists from eight mainland Chinese cities in remote areas such as Inner Mongolia, Xinjiang and Tibet will be able to visit Hong Kong without joining group tours after Beijing announced it would further expand a solo traveller scheme to boost the sector.
The National Immigration Administration said on Saturday residents in the cities would be able to apply to visit from May 27.
