Hong Kong Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying on Tuesday called for patience with the growing number of tourists coming from the Chinese mainland.

Speaking ahead of an Executive Council meeting Tuesday morning, Leung said the rising number of tourists has added pressure to certain districts.

However, Leung stressed that Hong Kong is a peaceful society where the law is upheld and no one would want to see repeats of incidents that have occurred during the past few weeks in the city's New Territories.

This will not do any good to Hong Kong's image or economy, he added.

Leung hoped that local people could be patient on the issue, and said that the special administrative region has submitted its views to the central government.